Dynamic performance of a peel stopper for composite sandwich ship structures

Journal of Composite Materials

Volumn 38, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 805-831

  Wonderly, Christopher ^a   Grenestedt, Joachim ^a  

^a LEHIGH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Crack arrestor; Damage tolerance; Peel stopper; Sandwich

Indexed keywords

CRACKS; DEBONDING; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; SANDWICH STRUCTURES; SHIPBUILDING; STRAIN; STRUCTURAL PANELS;

CRACK ARRESTORS; DAMAGE TOLERANCE; PEEL STOPPER; SHIP PANELS;

COMPOSITE STRUCTURES;

EID: 2542424703     PISSN: 00219983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0021998304042475     Document Type: Article

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