Maximisation of the crushing performance of a tubular device by shape optimisation

Computers and Structures

Volumn 80, Issue 27-30, 2002, Pages 2425-2432

  Chiandussi, Giorgio ^a   Avalle, Massimiliano ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI TORINO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Crash; Crash initiation; Energy absorption; Multi point approximation scheme; Non linear finite element analysis; Shape optimisation; Tapered tubular component

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; ELASTIC MODULI; ENERGY ABSORPTION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; SHEET METAL; STRUCTURAL LOADS;

CRASH INITIATION;

TUBULAR STEEL STRUCTURES;

EID: 0036857381     PISSN: 00457949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0045-7949(02)00247-X     Document Type: Conference Paper

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