An engineering approach to shape optimization of impactors against fiber-reinforced plastic laminates

Composites Part B: Engineering

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 181-188

  Ben Dor, G ^a   Dubinsky, A ^a   Elperin, T ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

A. Laminates; B. Impact behavior; C. Analytical modeling; Optimization

Indexed keywords

BALLISTICS; FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS; LAMINATED COMPOSITES; PLASTIC LAMINATES; POLYESTERS; REINFORCED PLASTICS; SHEAR STRESS;

A. LAMINATES; B. IMPACT BEHAVIOR; BALLISTIC LIMIT VELOCITIES; C. ANALYTICAL MODELING; IMPACTOR; IMPACTORS; OPTIMIZATION CRITERION; OPTIMIZATION PROBLEMS; OPTIMUM VALUES; SIMPLIFIED MODELS; TRUNCATED CONES;

SHAPE OPTIMIZATION;

EID: 60649108196     PISSN: 13598368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesb.2008.11.011     Document Type: Article

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