Development of a finite element model and analysis of a rear impact scenario of a low-floor mass transit bus

Transit buses provide transportation within cities and counties. They have been involved in approximately 284,000 traffic accidents over the past five years with an average of 57,000 buses involved in accidents per year. Traffic Safety Facts reports show that rear impact is the third most common typ...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Kumbhar, Sachin Shivaji
Other Authors: Lankarani, Hamid M.
Format: Others
Language:en_US
Published: Wichita State University 2006
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10057/393