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In this work the different failure mechanisms have been studied on 5HS woven composite laminates subjected to low velocity impacts. A large range of energies (5-75J) has been used to induce different failures: delamination, fiber failure, out-plane shear and perforation. In addition, [...]

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Nowadays carbon fibre reinforced epoxy laminates represent the standard material in the designing and manufacturing of aeronautical composite structures. However, advantages related to metals [...]

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One of the mayor threats for FRP is the out-of-plane loading conditions such as impacts, which produce interlaminar failures, among others, decreasing drastically the material's strengths in plane. Drop weight [...]