Impact damage initiation in composite materials

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 70, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 336-342

  Yang, F J ^a   Cantwell, W J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

A. Glass fibres; B. Delamination; B. Fracture; B. High temperature properties; B. Impact behaviour

Indexed keywords

A. GLASS FIBRES; B. DELAMINATION; DAMAGE INITIATION; EXPERIMENTAL EVIDENCE; GLASS FIBRES; IMPACT BEHAVIOUR; IMPACT DAMAGES; IMPACT FORCE; IMPACT-PARAMETER; IMPACTORS; INTERLAMINAR FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; INTERLAMINAR SHEAR STRENGTH; LOW VELOCITY IMPACT TEST; PLATE GEOMETRY; TARGET SIZE; TEST TEMPERATURES;

COMPOSITE MICROMECHANICS; EPOXY RESINS; FRACTURE; GEOMETRY; GLASS FIBERS; LAMINATES; RESINS; SHEAR STRENGTH; STEEL SHEET; TARGETS; TESTING;

FRACTURE TOUGHNESS;

DAMAGE; DELAMINATION; EPOXY RESIN; FIBER REINFORCED COMPOSITE; FRACTURE; GLASS FIBER; IMPACT; INTERLAMINAR PROPERTY; LAMINATE; SHEAR PROPERTY; STRENGTH; TEMPERATURE; TOUGHNESS;

EID: 72949089915     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compscitech.2009.11.004     Document Type: Article

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