Some recommendations for characterization of composite panels by means of drop tower impact testing

Journal of Aircraft

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1710-1718

  Feraboli, Paolo ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b Box 352400 ^*  (United States)

^c AIAA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITE MATERIALS; DATA REDUCTION; INDENTATION;

IMPACT DATA; IMPACT-TEST DEVICES;

IMPACT TESTING;

EID: 33846160198     PISSN: 00218669     EISSN: 15333868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/1.19251     Document Type: Article

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