# VALIDATION OF THE FINITE ELEMENT METHOD APPLIED TO ISOTACTIC POLYPROPYLENE HOMOPOLYMERS

> 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 File size: Download the pdf (subscribers only) Buy the pdf (non-subscribers) Journal: Polymers and Polymer Composites Issue Year: ppc Volume:...

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Published: 2008-07-01T00:00:00+00:00
Categories: Polymers and Polymer Composites

**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
 File size:
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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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