Failure characterisation of blast-loaded fibre-metal laminate panels based on aluminium and glass-fibre reinforced polypropylene

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 67, Issue 7-8, 2007, Pages 1385-1405

  Langdon, G S ^a   Nurick, G N ^a   Lemanski, S L ^a   Simmons, M C ^b   Cantwell, W J ^b   Schleyer, G K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b Impact Research Centre   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

A. Layered structures; Blast loading; C. Deformation

Indexed keywords

BUCKLING; COMPOSITE STRUCTURES; FAILURE (MECHANICAL); FAILURE MODES; LAMINATED COMPOSITES; POLYPROPYLENES; STRUCTURAL PANELS;

BLAST LOADING; FAILURE CHARACTERISATION; FIBRE-METAL LAMINATES (FMLS); GLASS-FIBRE REINFORCED POLYPROPYLENE;

GLASS FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS;

ALUMINA FIBER; BUCKLING; CRACKING; DAMAGE; DEBONDING; FAILURE ANALYSIS; FIBER REINFORCED COMPOSITE; GLASS FIBER; LOADING (TESTING); METAL FIBER; POLYPROPYLENE FIBER; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS;

EID: 33947140507     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compscitech.2006.09.010     Document Type: Article

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