Enhanced evaluation of the low-velocity impact response of composite plates

AIAA Journal

Volumn 42, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 2143-2152

  Feraboli, Paolo ^a,b   Kedward, Keith T ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Department of Mechanical Engineering ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DELAMINATION; IMPACT RESISTANCE; NONDESTRUCTIVE EXAMINATION; VELOCITY CONTROL;

COMPOSITE PLATES; IMPACT RESPONSE; POLYMER COMPOSITE SYSTEMS; STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY;

PLATES (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS);

EID: 7044249288     PISSN: 00011452     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/1.4534     Document Type: Article

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