Experimental study and finite element analysis of simple X- and T-branch tube hydroforming processes

International Journal of Mechanical Sciences

Volumn 47, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 1498-1518

  Ray, P ^a   Mac Donald, B J ^a  

^a DUBLIN CITY UNIVERSITY   (Ireland)

Author keywords

FEM; LS DYNA; Tube hydroforming

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DATA ACQUISITION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; PRESSURE EFFECTS; PROCESS ENGINEERING;

LOADING CONDITIONS; LS-DYNA; MATERIAL SELECTION; TUBE HYDROFORMING;

FORMING;

EID: 23844511328     PISSN: 00207403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijmecsci.2005.06.007     Document Type: Article

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