Experimental and numerical investigation of static and dynamic axial crushing of circular aluminum tubes

Thin-Walled Structures

Volumn 42, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 1103-1137

  Al Galib, D ^a   Limam, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE LYON   (France)

Author keywords

Aluminum extrusions; Axial crushing; Dynamic; ImperfectionsA; Numerical simulation; Static; Thin walled circular tube

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; COMPRESSIVE STRESS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CRUSHING; DEFECTS; ENERGY ABSORPTION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; LOADS (FORCES); METAL EXTRUSION; STRAIN RATE;

ALUMINUM EXTRUSIONS; AXIAL CRUSHING; THIN-WALLED CIRCULAR TUBES;

TUBES (COMPONENTS);

EID: 2942755777     PISSN: 02638231     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tws.2004.03.001     Document Type: Article

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