Closed-form solution for crushing response of three-dimensional thin-walled "S" frames with rectangular cross-sections

International Journal of Impact Engineering

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 87-112

  Kim, Heung Soo ^a   Wierzbicki, Tomasz ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

"S" frame; Bending; Compression; Crushing response; Thin wall structure

Indexed keywords

BEAMS AND GIRDERS; BENDING (DEFORMATION); FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; PROBLEM SOLVING; STRUCTURAL FRAMES;

BENDING AXIS; CRUSHING RESPONSE; DEFORMATION MODES;

COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH;

EID: 0242408305     PISSN: 0734743X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0734-743X(03)00037-X     Document Type: Article

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