Importance of instability in impact response and damage resistance of composite shells

AIAA Journal

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 389-396

  Wardle, Brian L ^a,b   Lagace, Paul A ^a,b  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b Dept of Aero and Astronautics   (United States)

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EID: 0041134655     PISSN: 00011452     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/2.106     Document Type: Article

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