Experimental investigation of dynamic properties of aluminum foams

Journal of Structural Engineering

Volumn 131, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 1226-1232

  Sadot, O ^a   Anteby, I ^a   Harush, S ^a   Levintant, O ^a   Nizri, E ^a   Ostraich, B ^a   Schenker, A ^a   Gal, E ^a   Kivity, Y ^a   Ben Dor, G ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

Aluminum; Energy dissipation; Finite elements; Flow distribution; Foam; Impact tests; Shock waves

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ENERGY DISSIPATION; EXPLOSIONS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FOAMS; FUNCTIONS; IMPACT TESTING; SHOCK TUBES; SHOCK WAVES; STRAIN RATE;

FINITE ELEMENTS; FLOW DISTRIBUTION; IMPACT TESTS; NUMERICAL CODES;

ALUMINUM;

EID: 24344481660     PISSN: 07339445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9445(2005)131:8(1226)     Document Type: Review

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