Residual flexural strength after low-velocity impact in glass/polyester composite beams

Composite Structures

Volumn 92, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 25-30

  Santiuste, C ^a   Sanchez Saez, S ^a   Barbero, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD CARLOS III DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Bending after impact test; Damage tolerance; Laminate beam; Residual flexural strength

Indexed keywords

BEAM WIDTHS; BENDING AFTER IMPACT TEST; EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES; FLEXURAL STRENGTH; GLASS/POLYESTER COMPOSITES; IMPACT BEHAVIOUR; IMPACT ENERGY; IMPACT TEST; IMPACTORS; LOW VELOCITY IMPACT; PLAIN WOVEN; QUASI-STATIC; RESIDUAL FLEXURAL STRENGTH; RESIDUAL STRENGTH; SPECIMEN WIDTH; TEST CONFIGURATIONS; THREE POINT BENDING; THREE-POINT BENDING TEST; WORK FOCUS;

BENDING TESTS; COMPOSITE BEAMS AND GIRDERS; DAMAGE TOLERANCE; IMPACT STRENGTH; LAMINATES; NATURAL FREQUENCIES; TESTING;

BENDING STRENGTH;

BEAM; BENDING; DAMAGE; FIBER REINFORCED COMPOSITE; IMPACT; STRENGTH; TESTING;

EID: 70349452094     PISSN: 02638223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compstruct.2009.06.007     Document Type: Article

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