Analysis of impact-induced damage and delamination in the composite shell of a helmet

Materials and Design

Volumn 31, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 3716-3723

  Pinnoji, Praveen K ^a   Mahajan, Puneet ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY DELHI   (India)

Author keywords

Cohesive zone model; Composite shell; Damage; Delamination; Helmet; Impact

Indexed keywords

ACRYLONITRILE BUTADIENE STYRENE; COHESIVE ZONE MODEL; COMPOSITE SHELL; CROSS-PLY LAMINATE; FAILURE CRITERIA; IMPACT ENERGY ABSORPTION; IMPACT PERFORMANCE; IN-PLANE; IN-SHELL; INDUCED DAMAGE; INTERFACE LAYER; MODES OF FAILURE; NUMERICAL MODELS; NUMERICAL SIMULATION; RELATIVE DISPLACEMENT; WOVEN FABRICS;

ABSORPTION; BUTADIENE; COMPOSITE MICROMECHANICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DELAMINATION; ENERGY ABSORPTION; FAILURE ANALYSIS; SAFETY DEVICES; STEEL SHEET; STYRENE;

SHELLS (STRUCTURES);

EID: 77953285892     PISSN: 02641275     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.matdes.2010.03.011     Document Type: Article

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