Impact absorption in shear-stiffening materials

• Main Author: Kurkin, Anatoli
• Other Authors: Alfred Tok Iing Yoong
• Format: Thesis-Doctor of Philosophy
• Language: English
• Published: Nanyang Technological University 2023
• Subjects: Engineering::Materials::Defence materials; Science::Chemistry::Organic chemistry::Polymers; Engineering::Materials::Mechanical strength of materials; Science::Chemistry::Organic chemistry::Organic synthesis
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/164522
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

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