An experimental study of damage accumulation in balanced CFRP laminates due to repeated impact

Composite Structures

Volumn 83, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 247-258

  David West, O S ^a   Nash, D H ^a   Banks, W M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Contact time; Damage progression; Impact resistance; Laminates; Stiffness; Transient response

Indexed keywords

CARBON FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS; CRACKS; IMPACT RESISTANCE; PLASTIC LAMINATES; STIFFNESS;

BALANCED LAMINATES; CONTACT TIME; DAMAGE ACCUMULATION; DAMAGE PROGRESSION;

DAMAGE DETECTION;

BENDING; CARBON FIBER; CRACKING; DAMAGE; FIBER REINFORCED COMPOSITE; IMPACT RESISTANCE; LAMINATE; STIFFNESS;

EID: 38348999105     PISSN: 02638223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compstruct.2007.04.015     Document Type: Article

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