Evaluation of passenger rail vehicle crashworthiness

International Journal of Crashworthiness

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 95-106

  Kirkpatrick, S W ^a   Schroeder, M ^b   Simons, J W ^a  

^a APPLIED RESEARCH ASSOCIATES   (United States)

^b TRANSPORTATION TECHNOLOGY CENTER INC   (United States)

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EID: 0035630757     PISSN: 13588265     EISSN: 17542111     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1533/cras.2001.0165     Document Type: Article

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