Virtual modelling of safety helmets: Practical problems

International Journal of Crashworthiness

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 451-467

  Cernicchi, A ^a   Galvanetto, U ^a   Iannucci, L ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Drop testing; Helmet; Motorcycle; Virtual modelling

Indexed keywords

REINFORCED PLASTICS; STANDARDS;

EXPERIMENTAL DATA; FINITE ELEMENT (FE) MODELING; PRACTICAL PROBLEMS; TEST CONDITIONS; VIRTUAL SIMULATIONS;

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD;

EID: 47249128158     PISSN: 13588265     EISSN: 17542111     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13588260802055460     Document Type: Article

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