Crashworthiness optimization of crash box in automotive structure

Key Engineering Materials

Volumn 348-349, Issue , 2007, Pages 661-664

  Ghasemnejad, H ^a   Hadavinia, H ^a   Simpson, G ^a  

^a KINGSTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aluminium; Crashworthiness; Cross sections; Dynamic

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM ALLOYS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CRASHWORTHINESS; DYNAMIC LOADS; ENERGY ABSORPTION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; OPTIMIZATION;

AUTOMOTIVE STRUCTURES; CRASH BOXES; CROSS SECTIONS; IMPACT LOADING;

AUTOMOBILES;

EID: 34547144697     PISSN: 10139826     EISSN: 16629795     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.4028/0-87849-448-0.661     Document Type: Conference Paper

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