Research Article

Damage Assessment of Low-Velocity Impacted Sandwich Composite Structures Using X-Ray Micro-Computed Tomography

Table 4

Impact energies and statuses of impacted specimens.

Drop height (m)Impact velocity (m/s)Impact energy (J)Remark on status

0.020.92BVID
0.0313BVID of delamination
1211Top face sheet penetrated
1.152.619Near full penetration
1.22.822Full penetration