Improvement of low-velocity impact and compression-after-impact performance by z-fibre pinning

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 66, Issue 15, 2006, Pages 2785-2794

  Zhang, X ^a   Hounslow, L ^b   Grassi, M ^c  

^a CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Canadian Forces Base Trenton   (Canada)

^c Applied Materials   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

B. Fracture (delamination) toughness; B. Impact behaviour; C. Damage tolerance; C. Delamination; Z fiber pinning

Indexed keywords

CARBON FIBERS; DELAMINATION; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; IMPACT RESISTANCE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

COMPRESSION-AFTER-IMPACT (CAI); POST-IMPACT COMPRESSION; Z-FIBRE PINNING;

LAMINATED COMPOSITES;

CARBON FIBER; COMPRESSION; DELAMINATION; FIBER REINFORCED COMPOSITE; FRACTURE; IMPACT RESISTANCE; LAMINATE; TESTING; THEORETICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 33748703430     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compscitech.2006.02.029     Document Type: Article

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