Effect of a thin soft core on the impact behaviour of CFRP laminates

Applied Composite Materials

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 127-139

  Caprino, Giancarlo ^a   Lopresto, Valentina ^a   Riccio, Massimo ^a   Leone, Claudio ^a  

^a ALENIA SPAZIO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Absorbed energy; Failure modes; Impact behaviour; Mechanical testing; Polymer matrix composites

Indexed keywords

ABSORBED ENERGY; BARELY VISIBLE IMPACT DAMAGES; CFRP LAMINATE; CONTACT FORCES; FAILURE ENERGY; FIBRE BREAKAGE; IMPACT BEHAVIOUR; IMPACT-PARAMETER; LOW VELOCITY IMPACT; MATERIAL RESPONSE; MICROSCOPIC OBSERVATIONS; PERFORATION ENERGY; SANDWICH CONFIGURATION; SANDWICH PLATES; SOFT-CORES; ULTRASONIC C-SCAN;

FACINGS; FAILURE MODES; MECHANICAL TESTING; POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES;

LAMINATES;

EID: 84863725196     PISSN: 0929189X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10443-010-9186-3     Document Type: Article

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