Impact on composite structures

Aeronautical Journal

Volumn 108, Issue 1089, 2004, Pages 541-563

  Davies, G A O ^a   Olsson, R ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; DATA ACQUISITION; DELAMINATION; HYDRODYNAMICS; SANDWICH STRUCTURES; SHEAR STRESS; SPACECRAFT;

FIBRE DAMAGE; IMPACT DAMAGE; LAMINATED COMPOSITE STRUCTURE; STACKING SEQUENCE;

COMPOSITE STRUCTURES;

EID: 11144273210     PISSN: 00019240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0001924000000385     Document Type: Article

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