Composite Plates Impact Damage: An Atlas [Hardcover]

This is a unique X-ray atlas illustrating damage in composite plates caused by non-penetrating impacts. A valuable aid in designing composites for different types of impact resistance. Damage to composite materials caused by non-penetrating impact is often internal, invisible and difficult to detect. This atlas contains more than 400 revealing pictures of impact damage from a variety of loads under a variety of conditions. The parameters are varied systematically to produce useful, reliable design data.This is a unique X-ray atlas illustrating damage in composite plates caused by non-penetrating impactsPreface, 1. Introduction, 2. Summary of Impact Tests, 3. Summary of Quasi-impact Tests, 4. Thickness of the Back Ply Group, 5. Mismatch Angle, 6. Thickness of the Plate, 7. Plate Length, 7.1 Quasi-impact Tests,8. Impactor Nose Radius. 9. Multiple Delaminations. 10. Impactor Mass. 11. MaterialUS? 1991 by Technomic Publishing Company, Inc.