Failure modes characterization of impacted carbon fibre reinforced plastics laminates under compression loading using acoustic emission

Journal of Composite Materials

Volumn 48, Issue 28, 2014, Pages 3457-3468

  Arumugam, V ^a   Sidharth, A Adhithya Plato ^a   Santulli, C ^b  

^a ANNA UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

acoustic emission; Carbon fibre reinforced plastics; compression after impact; impact

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC EMISSION TESTING; ACOUSTIC EMISSIONS; CARBON FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS; CARBON FIBERS; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; CRACKS; DYNAMIC LOADS; ELASTOMERS; FAILURE MODES; LAMINATED COMPOSITES; REINFORCEMENT;

ACOUSTIC EMISSION TECHNIQUES; COMPRESSION AFTER IMPACT; COMPRESSION AFTER IMPACT TESTS; COMPRESSION LOADING; FALLING WEIGHT IMPACT; FREQUENCY DISTRIBUTIONS; IMPACT; INTERFACIAL DEBONDING;

FAILURE (MECHANICAL);

EID: 84911424382     PISSN: 00219983     EISSN: 1530793X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0021998313509504     Document Type: Article

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