High strain rate compression response of carbon/epoxy laminate composites

Composite Structures

Volumn 52, Issue 3-4, 2001, Pages 405-417

  Hosur, M V ^a   Alexander, J ^a   Vaidya, U K ^b   Jeelani, S ^a  

^a TUSKEGEE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon epoxy; Composites; High strain rate; Hopkinson's pressure bar; Stress reversal

Indexed keywords

CARBON FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS; COMPRESSION TESTING; DYNAMIC LOADS; EPOXY RESINS; STIFFNESS; STRAIN RATE; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS;

CROSS PLY LAMINATES; STATIC LOADING;

LAMINATED COMPOSITES;

CARBON FIBER; COMPRESSIVE PROPERTY; EPOXY RESIN; FIBER REINFORCED COMPOSITE; STRAIN;

EID: 0035337403     PISSN: 02638223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0263-8223(01)00031-9     Document Type: Article

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