Repeated impact response of hand lay-up and vacuum infusion thick glass reinforced laminates

International Journal of Impact Engineering

Volumn 35, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 609-619

  Belingardi, Giovanni ^a   Cavatorta, Maria Pia ^a   Salvatore Paolino, Davide ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI TORINO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Damage accumulation; Glass fiber reinforced composite; Low velocity impact; Nautical applications

Indexed keywords

FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS; GLASS; IMPACT RESISTANCE;

DAMAGE ACCUMULATION; DAMAGE INDEX (DI); IMPACT LOADING; NAUTICAL APPLICATIONS; VACUUM INFUSION (VI);

LAMINATED COMPOSITES;

EID: 40649102944     PISSN: 0734743X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijimpeng.2007.02.005     Document Type: Article

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