The response of composite structures with pre-stress subject to low velocity impact damage

Composite Structures

Volumn 66, Issue 1-4, 2004, Pages 685-698

  Whittingham, B ^a   Marshall, I H ^a   Mitrevski, T ^a   Jones, R ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Dynamic response; Experimental approach J).; Low velocity impact; Prestressed composite plate

Indexed keywords

CARBON FIBERS; LAMINATES; PLATES (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS); SAMPLING;

COMPRESSION LOADING; LAMINATED PLATES;

COMPOSITE STRUCTURES;

COMPOSITE;

EID: 4143053453     PISSN: 02638223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compstruct.2004.06.015     Document Type: Article

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