A numerical study on the quasi-static axial crush characteristics of square aluminum tubes with chamfering and other triggering mechanisms

International Journal of Crashworthiness

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 183-196

  El Hage, H ^a   Mallick, P K ^b   Zamani, N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN DEARBORN   (United States)

Author keywords

Aluminum tubes; Chamfering; Crush characteristics; Triggering mechanisms

Indexed keywords

EID: 17044382635     PISSN: 13588265     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1533/ijcr.2005.0337     Document Type: Article

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