Waas, AnthonyMarek, Jaspar2017-08-112017-08-112017-08-112017-06Marek_washington_0250O_17440.pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/1773/39926Thesis (Master's)--University of Washington, 2017-06The implementation of carbon fiber laminates in commercial vehicles is becoming increasingly common. Characterization of these materials for modeling is often completed at quasi-static loading rates regardless of the loading rates the final part will experience. This thesis will discuss the rate dependency of strength characteristics and Schapery parameters of a composite laminate under quasi-static, intermediate, and high rate loading conditions.application/pdfen-USnoneCarbon FiberComposite LaminatesOpen Hole TensionRate DependentSchapery TheorySplit Hopkinson BarAerospace engineeringAeronautics and astronauticsThesis