Optimizing the design and impact behavior of a polymeric enclosure

Materials and Design

Volumn 27, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 955-967

  Singh, R ^a   Mattoo, A ^a   Saigal, A ^a  

^a Tufts University   (United States)

Author keywords

Design optimization; Impact behavior; Polymeric enclosures

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FAILURE (MECHANICAL); FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; IMPACT RESISTANCE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTIMIZATION; STRAIN; STRESSES;

CONSTITUTIVE MODEL; IMPACT BEHAVIOR; OPTIMAL DESIGN; POLYMERIC ENCLOSURES;

POLYMERS;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FAILURE (MECHANICAL); FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; IMPACT RESISTANCE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTIMIZATION; POLYMERS; STRAIN; STRESSES;

EID: 33746216720     PISSN: 02613069     EISSN: 18734197     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.matdes.2005.02.019     Document Type: Article

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