Impact Resistant Composite Materials

F.or Casfi In Transit GIT Security Boxes

i'I Aim: Define a suitable composite material to be adopted in the development of the new Cash In Transit box at Spinnaker International Limited Produce a full size model

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Analyse failure modes induced by impact testing

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Manufacture test samples by resin infusion under flexible tooling

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Joseph Barnaby, Stage 4 Mechanical Engineering with Composites Universtiy Plymouth (26th April 2012)

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