Optimal blank shape prediction considering sheet thickness variation: An upper bound approach

Journal of Materials Processing Technology

Volumn 196, Issue 1-3, 2008, Pages 249-258

  Agrawal, Anupam ^a   Reddy, N Venkata ^a   Dixit, P M ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY KANPUR   (India)

Author keywords

Deep drawing; Earing; Optimal blank shape design; Upper bound technique

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; KINEMATICS; OPTIMIZATION;

EARING DEFECTS; SHAPE PREDICTION;

DRAWING (GRAPHICS);

EID: 36549016082     PISSN: 09240136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmatprotec.2007.05.046     Document Type: Article

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