Impact analysis of composite laminates with multiple delaminations

International Journal of Impact Engineering

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 633-648

  Hu, N ^a,b   Sekine, H ^a   Fukunaga, H ^a   Yao, Z H ^b  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEFORMATION; DELAMINATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; IMPACT RESISTANCE; IMPACT TESTING; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); LAGRANGE MULTIPLIERS;

CONTACT PROBLEM; HERTZIAN TYPE INDENTATION LAW; IMPACT ANALYSIS; IMPACT FORCE; LOW VELOCITY IMPACT; MINDLIN PLATE THEORY; MULTIBODY DYNAMIC CONTACTS; MULTIPLE DELAMINATIONS; RIGID BALL; TRANSIENT RESPONSE;

LAMINATED COMPOSITES;

EID: 0033165060     PISSN: 0734743X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0734-743X(98)00060-8     Document Type: Article

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