Compressive fatigue limit of impact damaged composite laminates

Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 1211-1215

  Butler, R ^a   Almond, D P ^a   Hunt, G W ^a   Hu, B ^a   Gathercole, N ^a  

^a University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

B. Buckling; B. Delamination; B. Fatigue; C. Analytical modelling

Indexed keywords

BUCKLING; COMPRESSIVE STRESS; DELAMINATION; FATIGUE OF MATERIALS; MORPHOLOGY;

BARELY VISIBLE IMPACT DAMAGE; CRITICAL MODE VALUE; DELAMINATED PLIES;

COMPOSITE MATERIALS;

EID: 33846218648     PISSN: 1359835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesa.2006.04.010     Document Type: Article

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