Static and dynamic axial crushing of square thin-walled aluminium extrusions

International Journal of Impact Engineering

Volumn 18, Issue 7-8, 1996, Pages 949-968

  Langseth, M ^a   Hopperstad, O S ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Aluminium; Axial crushing; Dynamic; Extrusions; Static

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM ALLOYS; CRUSHING; DEFORMATION; IMPACT TESTING; LOADS (FORCES); METAL EXTRUSION;

DYNAMIC TESTS; LOBE NUMBERS; STATIC TESTS; SYMMETRIC DEFORMATION;

ALUMINUM;

EID: 0030264287     PISSN: 0734743X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0734-743x(96)00025-5     Document Type: Article

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