An experimental and computational study of the crushing of metallic hemispherical shells between two rigid flat platens

Journal of Strain Analysis for Engineering Design

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 453-466

  Gupta, P K ^a   Gupta, N K ^b  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY ROORKEE   (India)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY DELHI   (India)

Author keywords

Axial compression; Energy absorption; FORGE2; Rolling plastic hinge; Spherical metallic shells

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; DEFORMATION; ENERGY ABSORPTION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; PLATES (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS); STRAIN; STRESSES;

AXIAL COMPRESSION; INSTRON MACHINE; ROLLING PLASTIC HINGE; SPHERICAL METALLIC SHELLS;

SHELLS (STRUCTURES);

EID: 33747893500     PISSN: 03093247     EISSN: 03093247     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/03093247JSA178     Document Type: Article

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