Design optimisation of tapered thin-walled square tubes

International Journal of Crashworthiness

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 543-550

  Liu, Y ^a  

^a University of Louisville   (United States)

Author keywords

Crashworthiness; Design optimisation; Finite element analysis; Response surface method; Tapered thin walled tube

Indexed keywords

DESIGN OPTIMISATION; DESIGN VARIABLES; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; RESPONSE SURFACE METHOD; TAPERED THIN-WALLED TUBE;

ABSORPTION; COMPUTER NETWORKS; CRASHWORTHINESS; ENERGY ABSORPTION; MATLAB; OPTIMAL SYSTEMS; OPTIMIZATION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; THIN WALLED STRUCTURES; TUBES (COMPONENTS);

DESIGN;

EID: 51449092870     PISSN: 13588265     EISSN: 17542111     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13588260802222102     Document Type: Article

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