A critical review of polymer-based composite automotive bumper systems

Polymers and Polymer Composites

Volumn 10, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 627-636

  Sapuan, S M ^a   Suddin, N ^a   Maleque, M A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOBILE BUMPERS; COLLISION AVOIDANCE; CRASHWORTHINESS; VEHICLES;

POLYMER-BASED COMPOSITES;

COMPOSITE MATERIALS;

EID: 0036458630     PISSN: 09673911     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/096739110201000806     Document Type: Review

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