Multiaxial softening hinge model for tubular vehicle roll-over protective structures

International Journal of Mechanical Sciences

Volumn 43, Issue 9, 2001, Pages 2147-2170

  Kim, T H ^a   Reid, S R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bending torsion interaction; Biaxial bending; Hinge super element; Normality rule; ROPS; Simplified crash analysis; Softening

Indexed keywords

BENDING (DEFORMATION); COMPUTER SIMULATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; SHELLS (STRUCTURES); STIFFNESS; THIN WALLED STRUCTURES; TORSIONAL STRESS;

BIAXIAL BENDING; ROLL-OVER PROTECTIVE STRUCTURES (ROPS);

STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0035452276     PISSN: 00207403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-7403(01)00033-9     Document Type: Article

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