We analyze the sensitivity to values of material parameters, layer thickness and impact speed of the plate deflection, the contact force between the impactor and the plate, the maximum length of a crack, and the energy dissipated during the low velocity impact at normal incidence of a clamped rectangular laminate by a rigid hemispherical-nosed cylinder. The laminate is comprised of layers of po...

This paper analyzes an electromagnetic model of radar-absorbing layered structures for several stacking sequences of a woven glass/vinyl ester laminate, foam layers, and resistive sheets. It considers configurations that are either deposited on different backing materials or embedded in a laminated sandwich plate. Through-the-thickness layer dimensions and sheet resistances offering the best si...