Energy absorption capability and crashworthiness of composite material structures: A review

Applied Mechanics Reviews

Volumn 51, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 635-649

  Carruthers, J J ^a   Kettle, A P ^b   Robinson, A M ^b  

^a Hexcel Composites   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOBILE MATERIALS; BRITTLENESS; CRASHWORTHINESS; ENERGY ABSORPTION; FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS;

POLYMER COMPOSITES; VEHICLE DESIGN;

COMPOSITE STRUCTURES;

EID: 0032188416     PISSN: 00036900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.3100758     Document Type: Article

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