Modeling Low-Velocity Impact Damage of Composite Sandwich Panels

Journal of Sandwich Structures & Materials

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 130-168

  Fatt, Michelle S Hoo ^a   Park, Kyong S ^a  

^a University of Akron   (United States)

Author keywords

low velocity impact damage; sandwich panel; tensile and shear fracture

Indexed keywords

EID: 84990393835     PISSN: 10996362     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1106/H6T4-T2LG-07QK-68VW     Document Type: Article

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