Abstract
The effect of low velocity impact on the tensile and flexural strength of a quasi-isotropic C. F. R. P. composite has been investigated. Drop-weight impact tests were conducted on coupons cut from a twelve ply 0 degree , 90 degree , plus or minus 45 degree laminate. The impact damage was characterised by determining the area of delamination and the extent of through-thickness fibre cracking. It was found that the laminates impact resistance depended on the overhanging mass outside the supports, the greater the mass the better the impact resistance.
| Original language | British English |
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| Pages | 314-319 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| State | Published - 1984 |