Axial crushing of circular tubes with buckling initiators

Thin-Walled Structures

Volumn 47, Issue 6-7, 2009, Pages 788-797

  Zhang, X W ^a   Tian, Q D ^a   Yu, T X ^a  

^a HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Axial crushing; Buckling initiator; Circular tube; Energy absorption; Peak force

Indexed keywords

AXIAL CRUSHING; AXIAL IMPACTS; CIRCULAR TUBE; DEFORMATION MODES; ENERGY DISSIPATION MECHANISMS; INCLINED ANGLES; LOBE NUMBERS; MIXED MODES; PEAK FORCE; PROGRESSIVE DEFORMATIONS; QUASI-STATIC COMPRESSIONS; RING MODES; STRUCTURAL STIFFNESS; THIN-WALLED; WORKING CONDITIONS;

ABSORPTION; ALUMINA; BUCKLING; COMPRESSION TESTING; CRUSHING; DEFORMATION; DIAMONDS; ELECTRIC NETWORK ANALYSIS; ENERGY ABSORPTION; ENERGY DISSIPATION;

TUBES (COMPONENTS);

EID: 64049114101     PISSN: 02638231     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tws.2009.01.002     Document Type: Article

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