Short apron drop tests in support of automotive composites consortium focal project I

American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Applied Mechanics Division, AMD

Volumn 237, Issue , 1999, Pages 263-285

  Browne, Alan L ^a   Johnson, Nancy L ^a  

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOBILE MATERIALS; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; IMPACT TESTING; ITERATIVE METHODS; REINFORCEMENT;

AUTOMOTIVE COMPOSITE; SHORT APRON DROP TEST;

AUTOMOBILE TESTING;

EID: 0033300263     PISSN: 01608835     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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