Development of penetration resistance in the survival cell of a Formula 1 racing car

Engineering Failure Analysis

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 116-127

  Savage, G ^a  

^a Brawn GP Formula 1 Team   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Composite materials; Crash survivability; Energy absorbing structures; Penetration resistance

Indexed keywords

CATASTROPHIC FAILURES; CHASSIS DESIGN; CRASH SURVIVABILITY; ENERGY ABSORBING STRUCTURES; ENERGY PER UNIT MASS; FOREIGN-OBJECT DAMAGE; FRACTURE BEHAVIOUR; FULL PENETRATION; MINIMUM LOAD; MINIMUM WEIGHT; PENETRATION RESISTANCE; PENETRATION RESISTANCES; PENETRATION TEST; PROTECTION SYSTEMS; SAFETY ISSUES; SAFETY RECORDS; SAFETY TESTS; SPECIAL DEVICES; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ABSORPTION; AUTOMOBILE DRIVERS; COMPETITION; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; ENERGY ABSORPTION; FAILURE ANALYSIS; FRACTURE; FRACTURE MECHANICS; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; SAFETY TESTING;

COMPOSITE MICROMECHANICS;

EID: 70350702624     PISSN: 13506307     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.engfailanal.2009.04.015     Document Type: Article

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