Loading path optimization of tube hydroforming process

International Journal of Machine Tools and Manufacture

Volumn 45, Issue 12-13, 2005, Pages 1504-1514

  Imaninejad, M ^a   Subhash, G ^a   Loukus, A ^a  

^a Michigan Technological University   (United States)

Author keywords

Aluminum alloys; Finite element analysis; Optimization; Tube hydroforming

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM ALLOYS; COMPUTATIONAL COMPLEXITY; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FORMING; OPTIMIZATION; STRUCTURAL LOADS;

LOADING TRAJECTORIES; MULTIPLE PATHS; OPTIMUM LOADING PATHS; TUBE HYDROFORMING;

TUBES (COMPONENTS);

EID: 20444470073     PISSN: 08906955     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijmachtools.2005.01.029     Document Type: Article

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