Relative merits of single-cell, multi-cell and foam-filled thin-walled structures in energy absorption

Thin-Walled Structures

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 287-306

  Chen, Weigang ^a   Wierzbicki, Tomasz ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aluminum foam; Axial crushing; Energy absorption; Multi cell section

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; ENERGY ABSORPTION; FAILURE ANALYSIS; FOAMS; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS; WEAR OF MATERIALS;

AXIAL CRUSHING; FOAM-FILLED THIN WALLED STRUCTURES;

COLUMNS (STRUCTURAL);

EID: 0035311741     PISSN: 02638231     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0263-8231(01)00006-4     Document Type: Article

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