Effect of triggering and polyurethane foam-filler on axial crushing of natural flax/epoxy composite tubes

Materials and Design

Volumn 56, Issue , 2014, Pages 528-541

  Yan, Libo ^a   Chouw, Nawawi ^a   Jayaraman, Krishnan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Crashworthiness; Energy absorption; Flax epoxy tubes; Polyurethane foam filler; Triggering

Indexed keywords

CRASHWORTHINESS; CRUSHING; ENERGY ABSORPTION; FILLED POLYMERS; FILLERS; RIGID FOAMED PLASTICS;

ABSORBED ENERGY; CRUSH FORCE EFFICIENCY; ENERGY ABSORPTION CAPACITY; FOAM-FILLED TUBES; FORCE VARIATION; QUASI-STATIC COMPRESSION; REINFORCED EPOXY; TRIGGERING;

TUBES (COMPONENTS);

EID: 84890182047     PISSN: 02613069     EISSN: 18734197     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.matdes.2013.11.068     Document Type: Article

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