Understanding the behaviour of fibre metal laminates subjected to localised blast loading

Composite Structures

Volumn 76, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 82-87

  Lemanski, S L ^a   Nurick, G N ^a   Langdon, G S ^a,b   Simmons, M S ^b   Cantwell, W J ^b   Schleyer, G K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b Impact Research Centre   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Blast loading; Failure; Fibre metal laminate; Plate

Indexed keywords

BLASTING; CRACKS; DEBONDING; DELAMINATION; ENERGY ABSORPTION; FAILURE ANALYSIS; PLASTIC DEFORMATION; PLATE METAL;

FIBRE METAL LAMINATES (FML'S); MATRIX CRACKING;

LAMINATED COMPOSITES;

CRACKING; DEBONDING; DEFORMATION; DELAMINATION; ENERGY; FRACTURE; LAMINATE; METAL FIBER;

EID: 33747593786     PISSN: 02638223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compstruct.2006.06.012     Document Type: Article

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