Static and low-velocity impact response characteristics of pultruded hybrid glass-graphite/epoxy composite beams

Journal of Thermoplastic Composite Materials

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 121-132

  Kowsika, Murthy V ^a   Raju Mantena, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEFORMATION; DYNAMIC LOADS; ENERGY ABSORPTION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; GLASS FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS; GRAPHITE FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS; IMPACT RESISTANCE; IMPACT TESTING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PULTRUSION; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS;

PULTRUDED HYBRID COMPOSITES;

COMPOSITE BEAMS AND GIRDERS;

EID: 0033100943     PISSN: 08927057     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/089270579901200203     Document Type: Article

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