Influence of material thickness on the response of carbon-fabric/epoxy panels to low velocity impact

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 59, Issue 15, 1999, Pages 2279-2286

  Caprino, G ^a   Lopresto, V ^a   Scarponi, C ^b   Briotti, G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

A. Carbon fibres; A. Fabrics; B. Impact behaviour; C. Delamination

Indexed keywords

CARBON FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS; DELAMINATION; ENERGY ABSORPTION; FORCE MEASUREMENT; IMPACT TESTING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PLATE METAL; SHEAR STRESS; STRUCTURAL PANELS; THICKNESS MEASUREMENT; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT;

CARBON FABRIC EPOXY PANELS; DELAMINATION INITIATION; HEMISPHERICAL IMPACTOR; HERTZIAN CONTACT LAW; LOW VELOCITY IMPACT;

LAMINATED COMPOSITES;

CARBON FIBER; DELAMINATION; EPOXY RESIN; FIBER REINFORCED COMPOSITE; IMPACT;

EID: 0033391340     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0266-3538(99)00079-2     Document Type: Article

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