Failure analysis of low velocity impact on thin composite laminates: Experimental and numerical approaches

Composite Structures

Volumn 83, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 413-428

  Tita, Volnei ^a   de Carvalho, Jonas ^a   Vandepitte, Dirk ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Composite laminates; Finite element analysis; Indentation tests; Low velocity impact; NDE

Indexed keywords

DELAMINATION; FAILURE ANALYSIS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; INDENTATION; PLASTIC DEFORMATION; STRUCTURAL LOADS;

DYNAMIC BEHAVIOR; INDENTATION TESTS; LOW VELOCITY IMPACT;

LAMINATED COMPOSITES;

CARBON FIBER; COMPOSITE; CRACKING; DELAMINATION; EPOXY RESIN; FAILURE ANALYSIS; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; IMAGE ANALYSIS; LAMINATE;

EID: 38849189917     PISSN: 02638223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compstruct.2007.06.003     Document Type: Article

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