Title: VALIDATION OF THE FINITE ELEMENT METHOD APPLIED TO ISOTACTIC POLYPROPYLENE HOMOPOLYMERS
Page Range: p.457-464
Author(s): Martin J; Malon H; Castejon L
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Journal: Polymers and Polymer Composites
Issue Year: ppc
Volume: 16
Issue No: No.7
Abstract
The structural responses of impact-absorbing systems built from isotactic polypropylene and intended to improve the safety of motor cyclists in crashes with guardrails were examined experimentally by using a free-fall tower. The experimental results were used to validate calculations previously made by the finite-element method (FEM). The comparison validated the FEM method, as the difference between the empirical and numerical results was never more than 9.84%. 7 refs.
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