Comparison of the energy absorption capability of crash boxes assembled by spot-weld and continuous joining techniques

International Journal of Impact Engineering

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 498-511

  Peroni, Lorenzo ^a   Avalle, Massimiliano ^a   Belingardi, Giovanni ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI TORINO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Energy absorbing structures; Spot welded structures; Structural bonding

Indexed keywords

ADHESION; ADHESIVE JOINTS; AUTOMOBILE PARTS AND EQUIPMENT; CRASHWORTHINESS; DEEP DRAWING; DEFORMATION; ELECTRON ENERGY LOSS SPECTROSCOPY; ENERGY ABSORPTION; ENERGY DISSIPATION; EPOXY RESINS; JOINING; KINETIC ENERGY; LASER BEAM WELDING; METAL DRAWING; RAILS; SPOT WELDING; STRAIN RATE; THIN WALLED STRUCTURES; WELDED STEEL STRUCTURES; WELDING;

AUTOMOTIVE CONSTRUCTIONS; CRASH BOXES; CROSS SECTIONS; DRAWING STEELS; ENERGY ABSORBING STRUCTURES; ENERGY ABSORPTION CAPABILITIES; FATIGUE STRENGTHS; FRONTAL CRASHES; JOINING TECHNIQUES; JOINING TECHNOLOGIES; LOADING RATES; PRISMATIC COLUMNS; PROGRESSIVE COLLAPSES; RATE SENSITIVES; SPOT-WELDED STRUCTURES; STATIC AND IMPACT LOADINGS; STRUCTURAL BONDING; SUB SYSTEMS; THIN-WALLED; VEHICLE PERFORMANCES; VIBRATION RESPONSES;

VEHICLES;

EID: 57649232738     PISSN: 0734743X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijimpeng.2008.06.004     Document Type: Article

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