Finite element and coupled finite element/smooth particle hydrodynamics modeling of the quasi-static crushing of empty and foam-filled single, bitubular and constraint hexagonal- and square-packed aluminum tubes

Materials and Design

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 952-962

  Aktay, L ^a   Kroplin B H ^b   Toksoy, A K ^c   Guden M ^c  

^a GERMAN AEROSPACE CENTER DLR   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STUTTGART   (Germany)

^c IZMIR INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Aluminum foam; Crashworthiness; Crushing; Energy absorbers; Energy absorption; Foam filling

Indexed keywords

CRUSHING; ENERGY ABSORPTION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FRICTION; PLASTICS FILLERS; POLYSTYRENES; TUBES (COMPONENTS);

SMOOTH PARTICLE HYDRODYNAMICS; SPECIFIC ABSORBED ENERGY;

ALUMINUM PIPE;

ALUMINUM PIPE; CRUSHING; ENERGY ABSORPTION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FRICTION; PLASTICS FILLERS; POLYSTYRENES; TUBES (COMPONENTS);

EID: 39649122620     PISSN: 02613069     EISSN: 18734197     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.matdes.2007.03.019     Document Type: Article

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