Finite element modeling of non-orthogonal loosely woven fabrics in advanced occupant restraint systems

Finite Elements in Analysis and Design

Volumn 39, Issue 5-6, 2003, Pages 357-367

  Tanov, Romil R ^a   Brueggert, Marlin ^a  

^a Division of IMMI   (United States)

Author keywords

Fabric constitutive models; Finite element material models; Loosely woven fabrics; Non orthogonal fibers

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DATA REDUCTION; FABRICS;

FABRIC CONSTITUTIVE MODELS;

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD;

FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; SIMULATION; WOVEN FABRIC;

EID: 0037350694     PISSN: 0168874X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-874X(02)00078-1     Document Type: Article

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