Low-velocity impact behaviour of fibreglass-aluminium laminates

Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 605-616

  Caprino, G ^a   Spataro, G ^b   Del Luongo, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b Alenia Aerospazio SpA   (Italy)

Author keywords

A. Hybrid; B. Delamination; B. Impact behaviour; D. Ultrasonics; Mechanical testing

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; CRACKS; DELAMINATION; FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS; FIBERS; GLASS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; ULTRASONICS;

HYBRID; IMPACT BEHAVIOR;

LAMINATED COMPOSITES;

EID: 1842532342     PISSN: 1359835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesa.2003.11.003     Document Type: Article

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