Damage Tolerance of Thick-section S-2 Glass Fabric Composites Subjected to Ballistic Impact Loading

Journal of Composite Materials

Volumn 37, Issue 23, 2003, Pages 2131-2147

  Gillespie Jr , J W ^a   Monib, A M ^a   Carlsson, L A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

^b Florida Atlantic University   (United States)

Author keywords

Ballistic impact; Compression; Damage; Residual strength; Thick section

Indexed keywords

BALLISTICS; CERAMIC PRODUCTS; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; DELAMINATION; GLASS; IMPACT TESTING; NONDESTRUCTIVE EXAMINATION; POLYESTERS; ULTRASONICS; WAVE PROPAGATION;

DAMAGE TOLERANT MATERIALS; RESIDUAL STRENGTH;

NONMETALLIC MATRIX COMPOSITES;

EID: 0344083500     PISSN: 00219983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/002199803036243     Document Type: Article

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