Drop-weight impact tests and finite element modeling of cast acrylic plates

Polymer Testing

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 599-611

  Liu, Yanxiong ^a   Liaw, Benjamin ^a  

^a City College of New York   (United States)

Author keywords

Acrylic (PMMA or plexiglas); Drop weight impact; Finite element; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ACRYLIC PLATES; DROP WEIGHT; DROP-WEIGHT IMPACT; FAILURE CRITERIA; FINITE ELEMENT; FINITE ELEMENT MODELING; FOCUSED TRANSDUCER; GLASS TRANSITION TEMPERATURE; IMPACT FORCE HISTORY; LOW VELOCITY IMPACT; LS-DYNA; NUMERICAL SIMULATION; RADIAL CRACKS; RELEASE METHODS; SPLITTING TECHNIQUES; ULTRASONIC ASSESSMENT; ULTRASOUND; ULTRASOUND FREQUENCY;

ACOUSTIC WAVES; CRACK PROPAGATION; DROPS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; GLASS TRANSITION; PIEZOELECTRIC TRANSDUCERS; STRAIN RATE; TENSILE STRESS; ULTRASONICS;

CRACKS;

EID: 67650035351     PISSN: 01429418     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.polymertesting.2009.04.008     Document Type: Article

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