Effects of joining techniques on impact perforation resistance of assembled composite plates

Experimental Mechanics

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 46-53

  Liu, D ^a   Raju, B B ^b  

^a Michigan State University   (United States)

^b U S ARMY TARDEC   (United States)

Author keywords

Composites; Energy absorption; Impact; Joining; Perforation

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITE STRUCTURES; DYNAMIC RESPONSE; ENERGY ABSORPTION; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; JOINING; LAMINATED COMPOSITES; STIFFNESS;

IMPACT PERFORATION RESISTANCE;

PLATES (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS);

PLATE;

EID: 0034095869     PISSN: 00144851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02327547     Document Type: Article

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