Effects of Impactor Geometry on the Low-Velocity Impact Behaviour of Fibre-Reinforced Composites: An Experimental and Theoretical Investigation

Authors :: Bamber R.K. Blackman
Anthony J. Kinloch
John P. Dear
Xiangshao Kong
Yuzhe Ding
Jun Liu
Haibao Liu
Brian Falzon
Jin Zhou
AVIC Manufacturing Technology Institute
Aircraft Strength Research Institute, AVIC
Source :: Liu, H, Liu, J, Ding, Y, Zhou, J, Kong, X, Blackman, B, Kinloch, A J, Falzon, B & Dear, J P 2020, ' Effects of Impactor Geometry on the Low-Velocity Impact Behaviour of Fibre-Reinforced Composites: An Experimental and Theoretical Investigation ', Applied Composite Materials . https://doi.org/10.1007/s10443-020-09812-8
Publication Year :: 2020
Publisher :: Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2020.
Abstract: Carbon-fibre/epoxy-matrix composites used in aerospace and vehicle applications are often susceptible to critical loading conditions and one example is impact loading. The present paper describes a detailed experimental and numerical investigation on the relatively low-velocity (i.e.

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