Studies on the Fracture Mechanisms in Partially Penetrated Filament Reinforced Laminated Plates.

Abstract

The overall objective of this program has been to obtain information on the fracture mechanisms occurring in centrally impacted composite plate configurations in order to establish basic design guidelines from systematic studies on geometrically controlled glass/epoxy composite material systems. In addition, information generated on the values of the dynamic material properties determined from the program should be of immediate use in penetration mechanics codes requiring such data. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 31, 1981
Accession Number
ADA110741

Entities

People

  • C. Allen Ross
  • L. E. Malvern
  • R. L. Sierakowski

Organizations

  • University of Florida

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Composite Materials
  • Crack Propagation
  • Delamination
  • Epoxy Composites
  • Epoxy Laminates
  • Fiber Reinforced Composites
  • Generators
  • Kinetic Energy
  • Laminates
  • Materials
  • Materials Processing
  • Measurement
  • Mechanics
  • Shear Stresses
  • Stress Waves
  • Stresses
  • Wave Propagation

Readers

  • Instructional Design and Training Evaluation.
  • Reinforced Composite Materials
  • Structural Dynamics.