Steel and Composite Structures

Volume 17, Number 2, 2014, pages 199-213

DOI: 10.12989/scs.2014.17.2.199

Damage of scarf-repaired composite laminates subjected to low-velocity impacts

Xiaoquan Cheng, Wenyi Zhao, Shufeng Liu, Yunyan Xu and Jianwen Bao

Abstract

The damage characters of scarf repaired composite laminates subjected to low-velocity impact with various energy levels at different locations are studied experimentally. The results are compared with those of the original laminates which have no initial damage and don

Key Words

composite laminates; scarf-repair; low-velocity impact; damage; compressive strength

Address

(1) Xiaoquan Cheng, Wenyi Zhao, Shufeng Liu, Yunyan Xu: School of Aeronautical Science and Engineering, Beihang University, Beijing 100191, China; (2) Jianwen Bao: Beijing Institute of Aeronautical Materials, Beijing 100095, China.