Axial crushing performance of braided composite tubes

International Journal of Crashworthiness

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 287-294

  Okano, M ^a   Nakai, A ^a   Hamada, H ^a  

^a KYOTO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Braiding angle; Energy absorption; Flexible resin; Middle end fiber; Prediction

Indexed keywords

EID: 19944373734     PISSN: 13588265     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1533/ijcr.2005.0347     Document Type: Article

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