Ballistic performance of graphite/epoxy and S2-glass/epoxy composites with polycarbonate facing

Materials Technology

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 202-214

  Vaidya, U K ^a   Kulkarni, M ^b   Haque, A ^b   Hosur, M V ^b   Kulkarni, R ^b  

^a NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TUSKEGEE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENERGY ABSORPTION; EPOXY RESINS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; GLASS FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS; GRAPHITE FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS; IMPACT TESTING; LAMINATED COMPOSITES; LOAD TESTING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; POLYCARBONATES; ULTRASONIC TESTING; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT;

FLORENCE MODEL; MOMENTUM CONSERVATION; SOFTWARE PACKAGE DYNA;

PLASTIC LAMINATES;

EID: 0034269850     PISSN: 10667857     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10667857.2000.11752882     Document Type: Article

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