Damage response of stitched cross-ply laminates under impact loadings

Engineering Fracture Mechanics

Volumn 74, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 500-514

  Aymerich, F ^a   Pani, C ^a   Priolo, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Composites; Damage; Impact; Stitching

Indexed keywords

DELAMINATION; EPOXY RESINS; GRAPHITE FIBERS; IMPACT RESISTANCE; STRESS CONCENTRATION;

CROSS-PLY STACKING SEQUENCES; DAMAGE RESPONSE; IMPACT LOADINGS;

LAMINATES;

DELAMINATION; EPOXY RESINS; GRAPHITE FIBERS; IMPACT RESISTANCE; LAMINATES; STRESS CONCENTRATION;

EID: 33751544537     PISSN: 00137944     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.engfracmech.2006.05.012     Document Type: Article

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