Finite element and experimental analysis of axially compressed plastic tubes

European Journal of Mechanical and Environmental Engineering

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 3-10

  Aljawi, A A N ^a  

^a KING ABDULAZIZ UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUCKLING; DEFORMATION; DYNAMIC LOADS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MATERIALS TESTING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PLASTICS; PLASTICS FORMING DIES;

AXIAL COMPRESSION; FOLDING; INVERSION; PLASTIC TUBE INVERSION PROCESS; PLASTIC TUBES; QUASI STATIC TESTS; SPLITTING;

TUBES (COMPONENTS);

EID: 0033893918     PISSN: 00353612     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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