A numerical study on the quasi-static axial crush characteristics of square aluminum - Composite hybrid tubes

Composite Structures

Volumn 73, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 505-514

  El Hage, H ^a   Mallick, P K ^b   Zamani, N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR   (Canada)

^b Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

Aluminum tubes; Axial crush resistance; Hybrid tubes; Mean crush force; Specific energy; Strengthening factor

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; DEFORMATION; FIBER REINFORCED MATERIALS; NUMERICAL METHODS; STRUCTURAL LOADS;

ALUMINUM TUBES; AXIAL CRUSH RESISTANCE; HYBRID TUBES; MEAN CRUSH FORCE; STRENGTHENING FACTOR;

COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH;

DEFORMATION; FIBER ORIENTATION; FIBER REINFORCED COMPOSITE; GLASS FIBER;

EID: 33644644064     PISSN: 02638223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compstruct.2005.03.004     Document Type: Article

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