New composite liners for energy absorption purposes

Materials and Design

Volumn 43, Issue , 2013, Pages 384-392

  Coelho, R M ^a   Alves de Sousa, R J ^a   Fernandes, F A O ^a   Teixeira Dias, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Energy absorption; Expanded polystyrene; Helmet; Impact; Micro agglomerated cork; Safety

Indexed keywords

CELLULAR MATERIAL; CENTRE OF GRAVITY; COMPOSITE LINER; COMPRESSION TESTS; CONSTITUTIVE LAW; ENERGY ABSORPTION CAPACITY; EXPANDED POLYSTYRENE; HELMET; IMPACT; IMPACT ENERGY; MATERIAL LAWS; MICRO-AGGLOMERATED CORK; MOTORCYCLE HELMET; SPRING-BACK; VISCO-ELASTIC MATERIAL; WORK STUDY;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; COMPRESSION TESTING; POLYSTYRENES; SAFETY DEVICES;

ENERGY ABSORPTION;

EID: 84864556261     PISSN: 02641275     EISSN: 18734197     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.matdes.2012.07.020     Document Type: Article

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