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Simulation shows how shock absorption system can be built.(EMERGING TECHNOLOGY)(Brief article)

Advanced Materials & Processes, March, 2007

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Computer simulations that show how a granular shock-absorption system might be constructed to absorb energy during an explosion have reportedly been developed at the University at Buffalo, N.Y. The simulations allow researchers and manufacturers to see how a potential system might work without having to painstakingly construct the systems and spend $40,000 to conduct a single blast in a test facility.

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In earlier UB research by the same scientists, granular systems composed of individual spheres of gradually reduced size proved to be capable of efficiently absorbing well over 80% of ...

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Manufacturing Industry

Simulation shows how shock absorption system can be built.(EMERGING TECHNOLOGY)(Brief article)

Advanced Materials & Processes, March, 2007

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