T-stub aluminum joints: Influence of behavioural parameters

Computers and Structures

Volumn 78, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 311-327

  De Matteis, G ^a   Mandara, A ^b   Mazzolani, F M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b SECOND UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM ALLOYS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DUCTILITY; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; HEAT AFFECTED ZONE; STRAIN HARDENING;

SOFTWARE PACKAGE ABAQUS;

BOLTED JOINTS;

EID: 0034325969     PISSN: 00457949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0045-7949(00)00081-X     Document Type: Article

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