Impact characterization of glass/epoxy composite plates: An experimental and numerical study

Composites Part B: Engineering

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 388-395

  Karakuzu, Ramazan ^a   Erbil, Emre ^a   Aktas, Mehmet ^b  

^a DOKUZ EYLUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b USAK UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Delamination; Impact behavior; Mechanical testing; Numerical analysis; Polymer matrix composites (PMCs)

Indexed keywords

DELAMINATION; GLASS; IMPACT TESTING; LAMINATED COMPOSITES; MECHANICAL TESTING; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS;

COMPOSITE PLATES; EXPERIMENTAL AND NUMERICAL STUDIES; GLASS/EPOXY COMPOSITE; IMPACT BEHAVIOR; IMPACT VELOCITIES; MAXIMUM DEFLECTION; POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES (PMCS); STACKING SEQUENCE;

POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES;

EID: 78149441285     PISSN: 13598368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesb.2010.02.003     Document Type: Article

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