Maximization of the crushing energy absorption of tubes

Structural Optimization

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 37-46

  Yamazaki, K ^a   Han, J ^a  

^a KANAZAWA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; CRUSHING; ENERGY ABSORPTION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; OPTIMIZATION; TUBULAR STEEL STRUCTURES;

MAXIMIZATION;

TUBES (COMPONENTS);

EID: 0032139495     PISSN: 09344373     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01213998     Document Type: Article

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