Response of fiber reinforced composites to underwater explosive loads

Composites Part B: Engineering

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 448-468

  Batra, R C ^a   Hassan, N M ^a  

^a State University   (United States)

Author keywords

A. Polymer matrix composites (PMCs); B. Impact behavior; C. Damage mechanics; C. Energy dissipated; C. Figure of merit; C. Finite element analysis (FEA)

Indexed keywords

CODES (SYMBOLS); DELAMINATION; ENERGY DISSIPATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; LOADS (FORCES); MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

DAMAGE MECHANICS; FINITE ELEMENT CODE; IMPACT BEHAVIOR; POLYMER-MATRIX COMPOSITES (PMC);

FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS;

EID: 33847293354     PISSN: 13598368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesb.2006.09.001     Document Type: Article

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