Prediction of impact-induced fibre damage in circular composite plates

Applied Composite Materials

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 109-131

  Lee, J ^a   Soutis, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Circular composite plate; Fibre damage; Finite element analysis; Impact damage; Low velocity impact test; Non linear deflection plate theory; Quasi static test; Rayleigh Ritz method

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; COMPACTION; DEFLECTION (STRUCTURES); FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; LOADS (FORCES); PLATES (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS);

CIRCULAR COMPOSITE PLATE; FIBRE DAMAGE; IMPACT DAMAGE; LOW VELOCITY IMPACT TEST; NON-LINEAR DEFLECTION PLATE THEORY; QUASI-STATIC TEST; RAYLEIGH-RITZ METHOD;

COMPOSITE MATERIALS;

EID: 17444388544     PISSN: 0929189X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10443-004-7767-8     Document Type: Article

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