Energy loss in vehicle to vehicle oblique impact

International Journal of Impact Engineering

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 512-521

  Vangi, Dario ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Energy loss; Oblique impact; Principal direction of deformation; Residual crush measurement; Vehicle to vehicle collision

Indexed keywords

DEFORMATION; ELECTRON ENERGY LOSS SPECTROSCOPY; ENERGY DISSIPATION;

ENERGY LOSS; OBLIQUE IMPACT; PRINCIPAL DIRECTION OF DEFORMATION; RESIDUAL CRUSH MEASUREMENT; VEHICLE TO VEHICLE COLLISION;

VEHICLES;

EID: 57649210711     PISSN: 0734743X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijimpeng.2008.09.001     Document Type: Article

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