The static and dynamic axial collapse of CFRP square tubes: Finite element modelling

Composite Structures

Volumn 74, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 213-225

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

^a NATIONAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Axial compression; Composites; Explicit time integration; Finite element simulation; FRP; Impact testing; LS DYNA 3D; Square tubes

Indexed keywords

COMPRESSIBILITY OF SOLIDS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FAILURE (MECHANICAL); FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; IMPACT TESTING; INTEGRATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

AXIAL COLLAPSE; AXIAL COMPRESSION; COMPRESSIVE PROPERTIES; CRUSHING RESPONSE; EXPLICIT TIME INTEGRATION;

CARBON FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS;

CARBON FIBER; COMPRESSION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FIBER REINFORCED COMPOSITE; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; TESTING;

EID: 33644933789     PISSN: 02638223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compstruct.2005.04.006     Document Type: Article

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