Profiled polymer pipes as re-usable energy absorption elements

International Journal of Mechanical Sciences

Volumn 41, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 1385-1400

  El Sobky, H ^a   Singace, A A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BAHRAIN   (Bahrain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYCLIC LOADS; DEFORMATION; ENERGY ABSORPTION; POLYETHYLENES; VISCOELASTICITY;

AXIAL LOADS; LATERAL LOADS;

PLASTIC PIPE;

EID: 0344286740     PISSN: 00207403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-7403(98)00087-3     Document Type: Article

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