The effect of low-velocity impact on the fatigue life of Sandwich composites

Composite Structures

Volumn 70, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 374-381

  Freeman, Brian ^a   Schwingler, Eric ^a   Mahinfalah, Mohammad ^a   Kellogg, Ken ^b  

^a NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b North Dakota State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon fiber; Fatigue; Impact; Sandwich composite; Ultrasonic

Indexed keywords

BENDING (DEFORMATION); CARBON FIBERS; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; DELAMINATION; FAILURE (MECHANICAL); FATIGUE OF MATERIALS; IMPACT RESISTANCE;

BEND TESTING; HIGH DENSITY; SANDWICH COMPOSITES; VELOCITY IMPACT;

SANDWICH STRUCTURES;

FATIGUE; FIBER REINFORCED COMPOSITE; IMPACT;

EID: 20944441425     PISSN: 02638223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compstruct.2004.09.027     Document Type: Article

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