Evaluation of the damaged area of glass-fiber-reinforced epoxy-matrix composite materials submitted to ballistic impacts

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 64, Issue 7-8, 2004, Pages 945-954

  Nunes, L M ^a   Paciornik, S ^a   d'Almeida, J R M ^a  

^a PontificiaUnivCatol doRio deJaneiro   (Brazil)

Author keywords

A. Polymer matrix composites; B. Impact behavior; C. Image analysis

Indexed keywords

AUTOMATION; BALLISTICS; DELAMINATION; LAMINATED COMPOSITES; LOADING; MICROSTRUCTURE; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; ROBUSTNESS (CONTROL SYSTEMS); SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

AUTOMATED DIGITAL ANALYSIS; CIRCULAR SHAPE FACTOR; SUBTLE VARIATIONS;

GLASS FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS;

BALLISTIC RESISTANCE; DAMAGE; FIBER REINFORCED COMPOSITE; GLASS FIBER; IMAGE ANALYSIS;

EID: 1842634238     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0266-3538(03)00105-2     Document Type: Article

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