A study on crushing characteristics of thick-walled aluminum tubes under axial loading

International Journal of Crashworthiness

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 225-236

  Hong, Seung Jun ^a,b   Lee, Yong Rae ^a,b   Song, Young Joon ^a,b   Chung, Tae Eun ^a,b   Han, Byoung Kee ^c  

^a Ajou University   (South Korea)

^b Institute for Advanced Engineering (IAE)   (South Korea)

^c Hongk University   (South Korea)

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EID: 0032387475     PISSN: 13588265     EISSN: 17542111     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1533/cras.1998.0072     Document Type: Article

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