Journal of Biomechanics
Volume 43, Issue 3 , Pages 420-425 , 10 February 2010

Compressive strain rate sensitivity of ballistic gelatin

,Accepted 5 October 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2009.10.008

Journal of Biomechanics
Volume 43, Issue 3 , Pages 420-425 , 10 February 2010