Numerical simulation of thin-walled metallic circular frusta subjected to axial loading

International Journal of Crashworthiness

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 505-513

  Mamalis, A G ^a   Manolakos, D E ^a   Ioannidis, M B ^a   Kostazos, P K ^a  

^a NATIONAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Axial collapse; Circular frustra; FEM modelling; LS DYNA

Indexed keywords

EID: 27144480286     PISSN: 13588265     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1533/ijcr.2005.0365     Document Type: Article

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