Perforation of thin plain and stiffened CFRP panels

• Main Authors: Found, M. S., Howard, I. C., Paran, Alexander P.
• Format: text
• Published: Animo Repository 2002
• Subjects: Carbon fiber-reinforced plastics—Testing; Materials Science and Engineering; Mechanical Engineering
• Online Access: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/faculty_research/9441
• Institution: De La Salle University

Static indentation and impact tests have been performed on thin plain and stiffened CFRP panels. The impact perforation threshold level may be estimated from the work done by the indentor during a static indentation test. Normalised damage maps produced from impact test data suggest that both plain...