Analysis and compression testing of laminates optimised for damage tolerance

Applied Composite Materials

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 85-100

  Rhead, Andrew T ^a   Butler, Richard ^a   Baker, Neil ^a  

^a University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Compression; Damage tolerance; Delamination; Impact; Static strength

Indexed keywords

BARELY VISIBLE IMPACT DAMAGES; BASELINE CONFIGURATIONS; CAI STRENGTH; COMPRESSION; COMPRESSION TESTS; COMPRESSION-AFTER-IMPACT STRENGTHS; DAMAGE GROWTH; DAMAGE MORPHOLOGY; IMPACT; IMPACT LOADS; MODELLING METHODOLOGY; OUT-OF-PLANE; REDUCTION IN COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; SEMI-ANALYTICAL; STACKING SEQUENCE; STATIC STRENGTH;

COMPRESSION TESTING; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; DELAMINATION; FRACTURE MECHANICS; IMPACT STRENGTH; LAMINATED COMPOSITES; LAMINATING; PAPER LAMINATES; STEEL SHEET;

DAMAGE TOLERANCE;

EID: 79951674465     PISSN: 0929189X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10443-010-9153-z     Document Type: Conference Paper

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