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Younes Kebbab1, Mohamed Abderaouf Louar1, Lamine Rebhi2

  • 1Laboratoire Dynamique des Systèmes Mécaniques, Ecole Militaire Polytechnique, Algiers, Algeria.

Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering
|August 28, 2026
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Keywords:
Lobdell modelThoracic blunt ballisticdynamic responseimpact assessmentparameter identification

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