The robustness of dynamic vehicle performance to spot weld failures

Finite Elements in Analysis and Design

Volumn 42, Issue 8-9, 2006, Pages 670-682

  Donders, S ^a   Brughmans, M ^a   Hermans, L ^a   Liefooghe, C ^a   Van Der Auweraer, H ^a   Desmet, W ^b  

^a LMS INTERNATIONAL   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Failure; Fatigue; Finite element analysis; Robustness; Spot welds; Structural dynamics

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CRACKS; DYNAMICS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MONTE CARLO METHODS; ROBUSTNESS (CONTROL SYSTEMS); STIFFNESS; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS;

DOMINANT JOINING METHOD; DYNAMIC VEHICLE PERFORMANCE; STRUCTURAL DYNAMICS;

SPOT WELDING;

EID: 33645387051     PISSN: 0168874X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.finel.2005.10.012     Document Type: Article

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