@article{ref1,
title="Impact Testing and Simulation of a Crashworthy Composite Fuselage Concept",
journal="International journal of crashworthiness",
year="2001",
author="Jackson, KE",
volume="6",
number="1",
pages="107-121",
abstract="A composite fuselage concept for light aircraft and rotorcraft has been developed to provide improved crash protection. The fuselage consists of a relatively rigid upper section, or passenger cabin, including a stiff structural floor and a frangible lower section which encloses the crash energy management structure. A 60-in. diameter full-scale fuselage section was manufactured using a composite sandwich construction. Vertical drop tests were conducted at both 0 degrees- and 15 degrees -roll impact attitudes to evaluate the crashworthy features of the fuselage design. The experimental data are correlated with predictions from a finite element model developed using the non-linear, explicit transient dynamic code, MSC.Dytran.   <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1358-8265",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}