Experimental and Numerical Investigations of Textile Hybrid Composites Subjected to Low Velocity Impact Loadings

Figure 9

Impact load versus time plots for AS4 Carbon/Epoxy laminates at six impact energy levels.

(a) 2.73 J

(b) 5.45 J

(c) 8.12 J

(d) 10.9 J

(e) 13.63 J

(f) 16.35 J