Damage evolution and progressive failure in composite material highway guardrails

American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Applied Mechanics Division, AMD

Volumn 218, Issue , 1996, Pages 79-89

  Gentry, T Russell ^a   Bank, Lawrence C ^a   Yin, Jiansheng ^a   Lamtenzan, J Daniel ^a  

^a Department of Civil Engineering ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITE BEAMS AND GIRDERS; DEFLECTION (STRUCTURES); FAILURE ANALYSIS; GLASS FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS; HIGHWAY ACCIDENTS; HIGHWAY SYSTEMS; IMPACT TESTING; LOADS (FORCES); THERMOSETS;

COMPOSITE CROSS SECTIONS; DAMAGE EVOLUTION; DISPLACEMENT;

GUARD RAILS;

EID: 0030408776     PISSN: 01608835     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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