Impact Damage Mechanisms in Fiber-Metal Laminates - Mechanical ...

Acknowledgments
This study was supported by NASA Faculty Award for
Research (FAR) under Grant No. NAG3-2259 and by
PSC-CUNY under Grants 61429-00 30 and 62466-00 31. Dr.
Kenneth J. Bowles and Dr. John P. Gyekenyesi are the
Technical Monitors of the NASA grant. Part of the equipment
used in this investigation was acquired through Army
Research Office Grant No. DAAD19-99-1-0366.
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