Crashworthiness design of multi-corner thin-walled columns

Thin-Walled Structures

Volumn 46, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1329-1337

  Liu, Yucheng ^a  

^a University of Louisville   (United States)

Author keywords

Crashworthiness design; Finite element analysis; Hexagonal section; Octagonal section; Optimum design; Response surface method

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; BENDING (DEFORMATION); CRASHWORTHINESS; DESIGN; THIN WALLED STRUCTURES;

CRASHWORTHINESS DESIGN; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HEXAGONAL SECTION; OCTAGONAL SECTION; OPTIMUM DESIGN; RESPONSE SURFACE METHOD;

COLUMNS (STRUCTURAL);

EID: 51049092459     PISSN: 02638231     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tws.2008.04.003     Document Type: Article

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