Damage modes in 3D glass fiber epoxy woven composites under high rate of impact loading

Composites Part B: Engineering

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 584-589

  Walter, T R ^a   Subhash, G ^a   Sankar, B V ^a   Yen, C F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b U S ARMY RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

A. 3 Dimensional reinforcement; B. Delamination; B. Impact behavior; D. Mechanical testing

Indexed keywords

3D WOVEN COMPOSITES; A. 3-DIMENSIONAL REINFORCEMENT; B. DELAMINATION; B. IMPACT BEHAVIOR; BALLISTIC IMPACT; D. MECHANICAL TESTING; DAMAGE MODES; DYNAMIC INDENTATION; GLASS FIBER REINFORCED COMPOSITE; HIGH LOAD; HIGH LOADING RATE; HIGH RATE; IMPACT LOADINGS; LOW LOAD; LOW RATES; MICROSCOPIC ANALYSIS; POTENTIAL SITES; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; WOVEN COMPOSITE;

COMPOSITE MATERIALS; DELAMINATION; FAILURE ANALYSIS; GLASS FIBERS; MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; MECHANICAL TESTING; QUALITY CONTROL; REINFORCEMENT; STEEL SHEET; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

WEAVING;

COMPOSITES; DAMAGE; DELAMINATION; EPOXIDES; GLASS FIBERS; IMPACT STRENGTH; MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; QUALITY CONTROL; REINFORCEMENT;

EID: 67651113832     PISSN: 13598368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesb.2009.04.021     Document Type: Article

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