Energy absorbtion and mean crushing load of thin-walled grooved tubes under axial compression

Thin-Walled Structures

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 31-46

  Hosseinipour, S J ^a   Daneshi, G H ^a  

^a SHARIF UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Axial crushing; Crashworthiness; Energy absorption; Grooved tubes; Mean crushing load; Thin walled structures

Indexed keywords

BUCKLING; COMPACTION; ENERGY ABSORPTION; PLASTIC DEFORMATION; STEEL; STRUCTURAL LOADS; TUBES (COMPONENTS);

AXIAL CRUSHING;

THIN WALLED STRUCTURES;

EID: 0037242702     PISSN: 02638231     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0263-8231(02)00099-X     Document Type: Article

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