The energy absorption characteristics of square mild steel tubes with multiple induced circular hole discontinuities-part I: Experiments

Journal of Applied Mechanics, Transactions ASME

Volumn 76, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 1-11

  Bodlani, S B ^a   Chung Kim Yuen, S ^a   Nurick, G N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Energy absorption; Imperfections; Multiple hole cut outs; Square tubes

Indexed keywords

AXIAL CRUSHING; CIRCULAR HOLES; CUT OUT; DYNAMIC LOADINGS; ENERGY ABSORPTION CAPACITY; EXPERIMENTAL TEST; FINITE ELEMENT PACKAGES; HOLE PAIRS; IMPACT VELOCITIES; IMPERFECTIONS; MILD STEEL; PEAK FORCE; PROGRESSIVE COLLAPSE; QUASI-STATIC; STRATEGIC POSITIONING; THIN-WALLED; AXIAL LOADING; DYNAMIC TESTS; HOLE DIAMETER; NUMERICAL SIMULATION; TUBE LENGTH; TUBE WALLS;

ABSORPTION; CARBON STEEL; CRUSHING; DYNAMIC LOADS; ENERGY ABSORPTION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; STEEL METALLOGRAPHY; TUBULAR STEEL STRUCTURES; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EXCITONS; LOCATION; TESTING;

TUBES (COMPONENTS);

EID: 59149106195     PISSN: 00218936     EISSN: 15289036     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.3114971     Document Type: Article

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