Finite element model validation of a polymeric impact energy absorber

Materiale Plastice

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 340-344

  Lupea, Iulian ^a   Cormier, Joel ^b  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF CLUJ NAPOCA   (Romania)

^b Oakwood Healthcare Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Buckling; Finite element model; Polymeric energy absorber; Strain rate sensitive

Indexed keywords

EID: 33847671904     PISSN: 00255289     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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