Energy absorption of thin-walled corrugated crash box in axial crushing

SDHM Structural Durability and Health Monitoring

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 29-45

  Ghasemnejad, H ^a   Hadavinia, H ^a   Marchant, D ^a   Aboutorabi, A ^a  

^a KINGSTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aluminium; Corrugation; Crashworthiness; Impact; Theoretical analysis

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; ALLOYS; ALUMINUM; ALUMINUM ALLOYS; ALUMINUM CLADDING; CRASHWORTHINESS; CRUSHING; DYNAMIC ANALYSIS; DYNAMIC MODELS; ENERGY ABSORPTION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; LIGHT METALS; MODAL ANALYSIS; THIN WALLED STRUCTURES;

(E ,2E) THEORY; ALUMINIUM ALLOY; AXIAL CRUSHING; COLLAPSE (DRYING); CRASH BOXES; FE-ANALYSIS; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS (FEA); FORCE FLUCTUATIONS; IMPACT LOADINGS; IN ORDER; LS-DYNA; MODEL BASED (OPC); SPECIFIC ENERGY ABSORPTION (SEA); THIN-WALLED;

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD;

EID: 46949094634     PISSN: 19302983     EISSN: 19302991     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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