Development of a damage tolerant structure for nano-composite radar absorbing structures

Composite Structures

Volumn 119, Issue , 2015, Pages 107-114

  Lee, Dongyoung ^a   Choi, Ilbeom ^a   Lee, Dai Gil ^a  

^a Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Composite material protection; Damage tolerant; Impact characteristic; Nano composite; Ultra high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE)

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITE MATERIALS; COMPRESSION TESTING; CONDUCTIVE MATERIALS; DAMAGE TOLERANCE; DIELECTRIC MATERIALS; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES; FAILURE (MECHANICAL); MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NANOCOMPOSITES; NONMETALLIC MATRIX COMPOSITES; POLYETHYLENES; RADAR; RADAR ANTENNAS; RADOMES; STRUCTURE (COMPOSITION); ULTRAHIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT POLYETHYLENES;

ABSORBING STRUCTURE; DAMAGE TOLERANT; FREE SPACE MEASUREMENTS; HIGH MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; IMPACT CHARACTERISTICS; LOW DIELECTRIC CONSTANTS; MATERIAL PROTECTION; OPTIMUM COMBINATION;

RADAR ABSORBING MATERIALS;

EID: 84916897399     PISSN: 02638223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compstruct.2014.08.001     Document Type: Article

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