Parametric study of automotive composite bumper beams subjected to low-velocity impacts

Composite Structures

Volumn 68, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 419-427

  Hosseinzadeh, Ramin ^a   Shokrieh, Mahmood M ^b   Lessard, Larry B ^c  

^a SHARIF UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

^b IRAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

^c MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bumper beam; GMT; Impact; Low velocity; Passenger car; SMC

Indexed keywords

AUTOMATION; AUTOMOBILE BUMPERS; COLLISION AVOIDANCE; COSTS; FUEL ECONOMY; GAS EMISSIONS; GLASS; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; RIGIDITY; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS; THERMOPLASTICS; WEIGHT CONTROL;

GLASS MAT THERMOPLASTICS (GMT); REAR COLLISIONS;

PASSENGER CARS;

AUTOMOTIVE TEXTILE; FIBER REINFORCED COMPOSITE; GLASS FIBER; IMPACT; MATHEMATICAL MODEL;

EID: 11144345362     PISSN: 02638223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compstruct.2004.04.008     Document Type: Article

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