Flexible polyurethane foam modelling and identification of viscoelastic parameters for automotive seating applications

Journal of Sound and Vibration

Volumn 262, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 391-417

  Deng, R ^a   Davies, P ^a   Bajaj, A K ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOBILE SEATS; AUTOMOTIVE ENGINEERING; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; ELASTICITY; POLYURETHANES; VISCOELASTICITY;

POLYURETHANE FOAMS;

FOAMS;

EID: 0037566178     PISSN: 0022460X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-460X(03)00104-4     Document Type: Conference Paper

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