Impact performance of pultruded beams for highway safety applications

Composite Structures

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 231-237

  Tabiei, A ^a   Svenson, A ^b   Hargarve, M ^c   Bank, L ^d  

^a University of Cincinnati   (United States)

^b MiTeck Incorporated   (United States)

^c Federal Highway Administration Virginia Division   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; GUARD RAILS; HIGHWAY ENGINEERING; IMPACT TESTING; ITERATIVE METHODS; OPTIMIZATION; PULTRUSION;

HIGHWAY SAFETY; PULTRUDED BEAMS;

BEAMS AND GIRDERS;

COMPOSITE; GLASS FIBER FABRIC; IMPACT; REINFORCEMENT; TESTING; WOVEN FABRIC;

EID: 0032128869     PISSN: 02638223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0263-8223(98)00064-6     Document Type: Article

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