Simulation of drop-weight impact and compression after impact tests on composite laminates

Composite Structures

Volumn 94, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 3364-3378

  Gonzalez E V ^a   Maimi P ^a   Camanho, P P ^b   Turon, A ^a   Mayugo, J A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GIRONA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Compression after impact (CAI) test; Damage mechanics; Finite element analysis (FEA); Impact behavior; Polymer matrix composites

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITE LAMINATE; COMPOSITE PLATES; COMPRESSION AFTER IMPACT TESTS; CONSTITUTIVE MATERIALS; DAMAGE MECHANICS; DROP WEIGHT; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; FAILURE MECHANISM; FINITE ELEMENT SIMULATIONS; IMPACT BEHAVIOR; IMPACT TEST; MATERIAL MODELS; SEQUENTIAL TESTS; STACKING SEQUENCE; UNIDIRECTIONAL FIBERS;

DROPS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; PLATES (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS); POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES;

COMPUTER SIMULATION;

EID: 84863104620     PISSN: 02638223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compstruct.2012.05.015     Document Type: Article

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