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Energy absorption of composite materials [PDF]
Results of a study on the energy absorption characteristics of selected composite material systems are presented and the results compared with aluminum.
Farley, G. L.
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Helicopter crashworthiness research program [PDF]
Results are presented from the U.S. Army-Aerostructures Directorate/NASA-Langley Research Center joint research program on helicopter crashworthiness.
Boitnott, Richard L. +2 more
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Introduction to session on materials and structures [PDF]
, 1978 A review was given of the development of composites for aircraft. Supporting base technology and the Aircraft Energy Efficiency Composites Program are included.
Vosteen, L. F.
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Advanced emergency openings for commercial aircraft [PDF]
Explosively actuated openings in composite panels are proposed to enhance passenger survivability within commercial aircraft by providing improvements in emergency openings, fuselage venting, and fuel dump.
Bement, L. J., Schimmel, M. L.
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The Easy Case for Products Liability: A Response to Polinsky & Shavell [PDF]
, 2010 In their article “The Uneasy Case for Product Liability,” Professors Polinsky and Shavell assert the extraordinary claim that there should be no tort liability - none at all - for injuries caused by widely-sold products. In particular, they claim to have
Goldberg, John C.P. +1 more
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Jixie qiangduThe metal/composite hybrid thin⁃walled structure can meet requirements of both crashworthiness and light⁃weight of auto body.Intended to compare the dynamic bending characteristic of Al/CFRP(Aluminum/Carbon Fibre Reinforced Plastic)hybrid beams with ...
CHEN Guang +4 more
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International Journal of Automotive Science and TechnologyThis study aims to evaluate the crashworthiness performance of hybrid energy-absorbing structures composed of thin-walled square tubes filled with various lattice configurations.
Mahmoud Sultan +2 more
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Challenges in Vehicle Safety and Occupant Protection for Autonomous Electric Vertical Take-Off and Landing (eVTOL) Vehicles [PDF]
The burgeoning electric Vertical Take-off and Landing (eVTOL) vehicle industry has generated a significant level of enthusiasm amongst aviation designers, manufacturers and researchers.
Littell, Justin D.
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CRASHWORTHINESS OF SQUARE TUBE WITH REDUCED THICKNESS AT IMPACTED END AND DENT UNDER AXIAL IMPACT
Jixie qiangdu, 2017 Crashworthiness of square tube with reduced thickness at impacted end and dent under axial impact is analyzed by dynamic explicit FEM. Peak impact force can be reduced by reducing thickness of impacted end,but at same time irregular folding comes out. By
WANG Zhen +3 more
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Advanced composite airframe program: Today's technology [PDF]
The Advanced Composite Airframe Program (ACAP) was undertaken to demonstrate the advantages of the application of advanced composite materials and structural design concepts to the airframe structure on helicopters designed to stringent military ...
Good, Danny E., Mazza, L. Thomas
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