Quasi-static axial and lateral crushing of radial corrugated composite tubes

Thin-Walled Structures

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 320-332

  Abdewi, Elfetori F ^a   Sulaiman, Shamsuddeen ^a   Hamouda, A M S ^a,b   Mahdi, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^b QATAR UNIVERSITY   (Qatar)

Author keywords

Axial compression crushing; Corrugated composite tubes; Energy absorption capability

Indexed keywords

AXIAL COMPRESSION; CORRUGATED MATERIALS; CRUSHING; ENERGY ABSORPTION; FAILURE MODES; GLASS FIBERS; LAMINATED COMPOSITES;

CORRUGATED COMPOSITE TUBES; CORRUGATION GEOMETRY; LATERAL CRUSHING; QUASISTATIC AXIAL CRUSHING;

TUBES (COMPONENTS);

CORRUGATION; GLASS FIBERS;

EID: 39149122871     PISSN: 02638231     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tws.2007.07.018     Document Type: Article

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