Structural crashworthiness simulation of a rear end collision of a small European car

International Journal of Crashworthiness

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 21-35

  Chirwa, E C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLTON   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0013150812     PISSN: 13588265     EISSN: 17542111     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1533/cras.1996.0003     Document Type: Article

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