Bending of cylindrical steel tubes: Numerical modelling

International Journal of Crashworthiness

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 37-47

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

^a NATIONAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Crashworthiness; Numerical modelling; Thin walled tube; Three point bending

Indexed keywords

BENDING (DEFORMATION); COMPUTER SIMULATION; CRASHWORTHINESS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; STEEL;

NUMERICAL MODELLING; THIN-WALLED TUBE; THREE-POINT BENDING;

TUBES (COMPONENTS);

EID: 33646229303     PISSN: 13588265     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1533/ijcr.2005.0382     Document Type: Article

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