Crash behavior of box columns filled with aluminum honeycomb or foam

Computers and Structures

Volumn 68, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 343-367

  Santosa, S ^a   Wierzbicki, T ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aluminum foam; Crash behavior; Energy absorber; Filled sections; Honeycomb

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ENERGY ABSORPTION; FOAMS; HONEYCOMB STRUCTURES; STRUCTURAL LOADS;

AXIAL CRUSHING RESISTANCE; SQUARE BOX COLUMNS;

COLUMNS (STRUCTURAL);

EID: 0032140029     PISSN: 00457949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0045-7949(98)00067-4     Document Type: Article

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