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

Polymer Testing

Volumn 28, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 808-823

  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

BI-LAYER PLATES; DAMAGE PATTERNS; DROP WEIGHT; DROP-WEIGHT IMPACT; ENERGY PARTITION; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; FACE SHEETS; FINITE ELEMENT; FINITE ELEMENT MODELING; FINITE ELEMENT PROGRAMS; FINITE ELEMENT SIMULATIONS; FOCUSED TRANSDUCER; HIGHER FREQUENCIES; IMPACT FORCE HISTORY; IMPACT VELOCITIES; IMPACTORS; INTERFACIAL FRACTURE; LS-DYNA; MAXIMUM STRENGTH; MIXED MODE; PULSE-ECHO TECHNIQUE; RADIAL CRACKS; ROOM TEMPERATURE; STRENGTH CRITERIA; TOP SURFACE; ULTRASONIC C-SCAN; ULTRASOUND;

ACOUSTIC WAVES; ALUMINA; ALUMINUM; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; PIEZOELECTRIC TRANSDUCERS; STEEL SHEET; ULTRASONIC TESTING; ULTRASONICS; WEIGHING;

IMPACT STRENGTH;

EID: 70349335547     PISSN: 01429418     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.polymertesting.2009.07.003     Document Type: Article

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