Low velocity impact damage characteristics of Z-fiber reinforced sandwich panels - an experimental study

Composite Structures

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 275-288

  Palazotto, A N ^a,b   Gummadi, L N B ^a,b   Vaidya, U K ^a,b   Herup, E J ^a,b  

^a Air Force Institute of Technology   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Low velocity impact testing; Nondestructive evaluation; Z fiber reinforced sandwich panels

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC EMISSION TESTING; FIBER REINFORCED MATERIALS; IMPACT TESTING; SANDWICH STRUCTURES; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS; STRUCTURAL PANELS; VIBRATIONS (MECHANICAL);

PENDULUM-TYPE IMPACTOR; THRESHOLD ENERGY LEVELS;

COMPOSITE STRUCTURES;

COMPOSITE; DAMAGE; FIBER REINFORCED COMPOSITE; IMPACT; TESTING;

EID: 0032465155     PISSN: 02638223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0263-8223(98)00110-X     Document Type: Article

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