Indentation and penetration of carbon fibre reinforced plastic laminates

Composites Part B: Engineering

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 319-325

  Caprino, G ^a   Langella, A ^a   Lopresto, V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

Absorbed energy; Carbon fibre reinforced plastics; Indentation; Low velocity impact; Penetration

Indexed keywords

DYNAMIC LOADS; ENERGY ABSORPTION; IMPACT TESTING; INDENTATION; LAMINATES;

QUASI-STATIC TESTING;

CARBON FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS;

EID: 0037409508     PISSN: 13598368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1359-8368(03)00002-7     Document Type: Article

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