Impact damage on fibre-reinforced polymer matrix composite - A review

Journal of Composite Materials

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 317-332

  Agrawal, Sandeep ^a   Singh, Kalyan Kumar ^b   Sarkar, P K ^b  

^a HINDUSTAN COLLEGE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (India)

^b INDIAN SCHOOL OF MINES   (India)

Author keywords

Composites; fibre reinforced polymer; impact damage

Indexed keywords

CONTACT TIME; DAMAGE AREA; FIBRE REINFORCED POLYMERS; FIBRE-REINFORCED POLYMER COMPOSITES; IMPACT BEHAVIOUR; IMPACT DAMAGES; MATRIX COMPOSITE; TESTING METHOD;

BRIDGE DECKS; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; FIBERS; TESTING;

FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS;

EID: 84892912255     PISSN: 00219983     EISSN: 1530793X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0021998312472217     Document Type: Article

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