Dynamic simulation and energy absorption of tapered tubes under impact loading

International Journal of Crashworthiness

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 389-399

  Nagel, G M ^a   Thambiratnam, D P ^a  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Crashworthiness; Dynamic simulation; Energy absorption; Impact; Tapered tubes

Indexed keywords

EID: 6344221768     PISSN: 13588265     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1533/ijcr.2004.0298     Document Type: Article

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