A simple mechanistic model to predict the macroscopic response of fibreglass-aluminium laminates under low-velocity impact

Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 290-300

  Caprino, G ^a   Lopresto, V ^a   Iaccarino, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

A. Hybrid; A. Layered structures; B. Impact behaviour; C. Analytical modelling

Indexed keywords

ENERGY DISSIPATION; GLASS FIBERS; IMPACT TESTING; LOADING; POLYNOMIALS; STIFFNESS; ULTRASONIC IMAGING;

ANALYTICAL MODELING; FIBREGLASS-ALUMINIUM LAMINATES; FORCE-DISPLACEMENT CURVES; LAYERED STRUCTURES; LOAD- DISPLACEMENT CURVES;

LAMINATED COMPOSITES;

EID: 33751501072     PISSN: 1359835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesa.2006.04.005     Document Type: Article

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