The blast performance of novel fibre-metal laminates

Structures and Materials

Volumn 15, Issue , 2004, Pages 455-464

  Langdon, G S ^a   Cantwell, W J ^a   Nurick, G N ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Blast response; Failure analysis; Thermoplastic fibre metal laminates

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM ALLOYS; BEAMS AND GIRDERS; DELAMINATION; EXPLOSIVES; GLASS FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS; PLATE METAL; POLYPROPYLENES; THERMOPLASTICS;

BLAST RESPONSE; FIBER-METAL LAMINATES (FML); PLASTIC EXPLOSIVES;

LAMINATES;

EID: 4644300767     PISSN: 14626055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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