A new motorcycle helmet liner material: The finite element simulation and design of experiment optimization

Materials and Design

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 182-195

  Shuaeib, F M ^a   Hamouda, A M S ^a   Wong, S V ^a   Umar, R S Radin ^a   Ahmed, M M H Megat ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Design; Energy absorption; Foam; Helmet; Simulation

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FOAMED PLASTICS; OPTIMIZATION; PRODUCT DESIGN;

MOTORCYCLE HELMET; MOTORCYCLE HELMET LINER MATERIAL; POLYPROPYLENE (EPP) FOAM;

POLYPROPYLENES;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FOAMED PLASTICS; OPTIMIZATION; POLYPROPYLENES; PRODUCT DESIGN;

EID: 33750997623     PISSN: 02613069     EISSN: 18734197     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.matdes.2005.04.015     Document Type: Article

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