Satish Kadiyala, funded by the Wright Patterson Air Force Base and by the U.S. Army Research Office. In thin uni-directional panels, the energy absorption decreases with the increase in velocity as bend stresses of the plate are high at low velocities. The percentage of hackle marks present in the fragments increases with the decrease in velocity. Suresh K. Sivapuram, funded by the US Army Corps of Engineers. The charge sensitivity of the PVDF sensor is found to decrease at low temperatures.
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It was found that the Young s Modulus and Shear Modulus increases as the temperature decreases. This is due to the increase in the polyester matrix modulus. The three-point bend test is found to be an effective method for testing the thick FRP specimens. P.S. Rao, funded by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The objective is to study the low temperature effects on the ultimate tensile strength, stiffness, energy absorbed, and the fracture toughness of a plain-weave woven fabric lamina.