Dynamic simulation and energy absorption of tapered thin-walled tubes under oblique impact loading

International Journal of Impact Engineering

Volumn 32, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 1595-1620

  Nagel, G M ^a   Thambiratnam, D P ^a  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Crashworthiness; Energy absorption; Finite element; Oblique impact; Tapered tubes

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CRASHWORTHINESS; ENERGY ABSORPTION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; THIN WALLED STRUCTURES; VELOCITY;

AXIAL AND OFF-AXIS LOADS; LOAD ANGLE; OBLIQUE IMPACT LOADING; TAPERED TUBES;

TUBES (COMPONENTS);

EID: 33645019365     PISSN: 0734743X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijimpeng.2005.01.002     Document Type: Article

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