A constitutive model for polyurethane foams with strain-rate and temperature effects

SAE Technical Papers

Volumn , Issue , 1998, Pages

  Chou, C C ^a   Zhao, Y ^a   Lim, G G ^a   Song, G S ^b  

^a FORD MOTOR COMPANY   (United States)

^b MOTOROLA INC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPRESSION TESTING; CONSTITUTIVE MODELS; POLYURETHANES; RIGID FOAMED PLASTICS; TEMPERATURE;

ANALYTICAL EXPRESSIONS; CONSTANT VELOCITIES; DYNAMIC BEHAVIORS; DYNAMIC PROPERTY; INPUT DATAS; POLYURETHANE FOAM; UNIAXIAL COMPRESSIVE; VEHICLE DOORS;

STRAIN RATE;

EID: 85072449294     PISSN: 01487191     EISSN: 26883627     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4271/980967     Document Type: Conference Paper

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