Adaptive computation of impact force under low velocity impact

Computers and Structures

Volumn 70, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 229-241

  Mahajan, P ^a   Dutta, A ^b  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY DELHI   (India)

^b REC   (India)

Author keywords

Contact force; Finite element analysis; Low velocity impact

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL GEOMETRY; ERROR ANALYSIS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; INTERFACES (MATERIALS);

ADAPTIVE COMPUTATIONAL METHOD; DISCRETIZATION ERROR; IMPACT FORCE; LOW VELOCITY IMPACT;

PLATES (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS);

EID: 0032731563     PISSN: 00457949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0045-7949(98)00075-3     Document Type: Article

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