An experimental study on the energy absorption capacity of thin-walled castings

International Journal of Impact Engineering

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 702-724

  Dørum, Cato ^a   Sture Hopperstad, Odd ^a   Lademo, Odd Geir ^b   Langseth, Magnus ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^b SINTEF MATERIALS AND CHEMISTRY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Empirical model; Energy absorption; Shear bolt principle; Thin walled castings

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM ALLOYS; BOLTS; DEFORMATION; ENERGY ABSORPTION; MAGNESIUM ALLOYS; PLATES (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS);

EMPIRICAL MODEL; SHEAR-BOLT PRINCIPLE; SHEARING FORCE; THIN-WALLED CASTINGS;

CASTING;

EID: 29144531293     PISSN: 0734743X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijimpeng.2005.02.002     Document Type: Conference Paper

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