Effect of ply-thickness on impact damage morphology in CFRP laminates

Journal of Reinforced Plastics and Composites

Volumn 30, Issue 13, 2011, Pages 1097-1106

  Saito, Hiroshi ^a   Morita, Mitsuhiro ^a   Kawabe, Kazumasa ^b   Kanesaki, Manato ^a   Takeuchi, Hiroki ^c   Tanaka, Mototsugu ^a   Kimpara, Isao ^a  

^a KANAZAWA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^b INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY CENTER OF FUKUI PREFECTURE   (Japan)

^c Sakai Ovex Co Ltd   (Japan)

Author keywords

CFRP; damage localization; impact damage; thin ply laminates; transverse crack

Indexed keywords

CFRP LAMINATE; COMPRESSION-AFTER-IMPACT STRENGTHS; DAMAGE LOCALIZATION; EXPERIMENTAL OBSERVATION; IMPACT DAMAGES; PREPREGS; TRANSVERSE CRACK; ULTRASONIC SCANNING;

CARBON FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS; CRACKS; DAMAGE DETECTION; FRACTOGRAPHY; FRACTURE MECHANICS; IMPACT STRENGTH; STEEL SHEET;

LAMINATES;

EID: 82455162636     PISSN: 07316844     EISSN: 15307964     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0731684411416532     Document Type: Article

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