Dynamic computer simulation and energy absorption of foam-filled conical tubes under axial impact loading

Computers and Structures

Volumn 87, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 186-197

  Ahmad, Z ^a   Thambiratnam, D P ^a  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Conical tube; Crashworthiness; Energy absorption; Finite element; Foam filled; Impact

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; ALUMINA; CRASHWORTHINESS; DYNAMIC RESPONSE; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; TUBES (COMPONENTS);

ALUMINUM FOAMS; APPLICATIONS.; AXIAL IMPACTS; CONICAL TUBE; ENERGY ABSORPTION CAPACITIES; FINITE ELEMENT; IMPACT; IMPACT ENERGIES; IMPACT RESPONSES; LINEAR FINITE ELEMENTS; LOADING PARAMETERS; NUMERICAL MODELS; SUPERIOR PERFORMANCES;

ENERGY ABSORPTION;

EID: 58149496321     PISSN: 00457949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compstruc.2008.10.003     Document Type: Article

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