Energy Absorption in Chopped Carbon Fiber Epoxy Composites for Automotive Crashworthiness

Polymer Journal

Volumn 35, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 560-567

  Jacob, George Chennakattu ^a   Starbuck, James Michael ^b   Fellers, John Francis ^a   Simunovic, Srdan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^b OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon Epoxy; Chopped Fiber; Composite Materials; Crashworthiness; Crush Testing; Energy Absorption; Plates

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY; BUCKLING; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; CRASHWORTHINESS; CRUSHING; ENERGY ABSORPTION; EPOXY RESINS; STIFFNESS;

CHOPPED FIBERS;

CARBON FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS;

EID: 0141719894     PISSN: 00323896     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1295/polymj.35.560     Document Type: Article

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