Collapse of thin-walled empty and filled square tubes under lateral loading between rigid plates

International Journal of Crashworthiness

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 265-285

  Gupta, N K ^a   Ray, P ^b  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY DELHI   (India)

^b Regional Engineaing College   (India)

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EID: 0032368424     PISSN: 13588265     EISSN: 17542111     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1533/cras.1998.0075     Document Type: Article

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