A ballistic limit equation for hypervelocity impacts on composite honeycomb sandwich panel satellite structures

Advances in Space Research

Volumn 41, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 1152-1166

  Ryan, S ^a,b   Schaefer, F ^a   Destefanis, R ^c   Lambert, M ^d  

^a FRAUNHOFER INSTITUTE FOR HIGH SPEED DYNAMICS   (Germany)

^b RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c THALES ALENIA SPACE ITALIA   (Italy)

^d EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Ballistic limit equation; CFRP; Composites; Damage laws; Hypervelocity impact; Space debris

Indexed keywords

CARBON FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; DAMAGE TOLERANCE; HONEYCOMB STRUCTURES; SANDWICH STRUCTURES;

BALLISTIC LIMIT EQUATION; HYPERVELOCITY IMPACT;

SATELLITES;

EID: 39649084435     PISSN: 02731177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.asr.2007.02.032     Document Type: Article

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