Influence of spot-weld failure on crushing of thin-walled structural sections

International Journal of Mechanical Sciences

Volumn 45, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 2061-2081

  Schneider, F ^a,b   Jones, N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Crashworthiness; Energy absorption; High strength steel; Spot weld failure; Thin walled section

Indexed keywords

CARBON STEEL; CRASHWORTHINESS; ENERGY ABSORPTION; FAILURE ANALYSIS; LOADING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NUMERICAL METHODS; SPOT WELDING; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS; UNIVERSAL JOINTS;

HIGH STRENGTH STEELS; SPOT WELD FAILURES; THIN WALLED SECTIONS;

THIN WALLED STRUCTURES;

EID: 1842418520     PISSN: 00207403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijmecsci.2003.11.004     Document Type: Article

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