Size effects on impact response of composite laminates

International Journal of Impact Engineering

Volumn 21, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 837-854

  Liu, Dahsin ^a   Raju, Basavaraju B ^b   Dang, Xinglai ^a  

^a Michigan State University   (United States)

^b U S ARMY TARDEC   (United States)

Author keywords

Composites; Delamination; Impact; Perforation; Size effects

Indexed keywords

BENDING (DEFORMATION); COMPRESSION TESTING; DEGRADATION; DELAMINATION; DYNAMIC RESPONSE; EPOXY RESINS; GLASS; IMPACT TESTING;

COMPRESSION AFTER IMPACT (CAI) TESTS; IMPACT RESPONSE; SIZE EFFECTS;

LAMINATED COMPOSITES;

EID: 0032204720     PISSN: 0734743X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0734-743x(98)00036-0     Document Type: Article

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