Rollover far side roof strength test and simulation

International Journal of Crashworthiness

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 29-39

  Chen, T ^a   Chirwa, E C ^a   Mao, M ^a   Latchford, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Crush test; PC CRASH; Reconstruction; Rollover; Roof crush

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOBILE PARTS AND EQUIPMENT; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HIGHWAY ACCIDENTS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PRODUCT DESIGN; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS;

IMPACT CONTACTS; ROLLOVER PROCESSES; ROOF CRUSHES; VEHICLE DYNAMICS;

EQUIPMENT TESTING;

EID: 33847133017     PISSN: 13588265     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1533/ijcr.2006.0156     Document Type: Article

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