Design optimization of cross-sectional configuration of rib-reinforced thin-walled beam

Thin-Walled Structures

Volumn 47, Issue 8-9, 2009, Pages 868-878

  Zhang, Zonghua ^a   Liu, Shutian ^a   Tang, Zhiliang ^a  

^a DALIAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Crashworthiness; Impact energy absorption; Multi objective optimization design; Rib reinforced thin walled beam

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION PERFORMANCE; BENDING BEHAVIORS; CRASHWORTHINESS OPTIMIZATIONS; CROSS-SECTIONAL CONFIGURATIONS; CUBIC SPLINE FUNCTIONS; DESIGN OPTIMIZATIONS; FOAM MATERIALS; HOLLOW TUBES; IDEAL POINTS; IMPACT ENERGY ABSORPTION; IMPACT LOADS; IN VEHICLES; MULTI OBJECTIVES; MULTI-OBJECTIVE OPTIMIZATION DESIGN; NUMERICAL EXAMPLES; NUMERICAL SIMULATIONS; OPTIMIZATION DESIGNS; OPTIMUM CONFIGURATIONS; PEAK FORCES; POTENTIAL APPLICATIONS; REINFORCED BEAMS; RIB-REINFORCED THIN-WALLED BEAM; SIDE WALLS; SPECIFIC ENERGY ABSORPTIONS; THIN-WALLED;

ABSORPTION; CRASHWORTHINESS; DESIGN; ENERGY ABSORPTION; FATIGUE CRACK PROPAGATION; MULTIOBJECTIVE OPTIMIZATION; THIN WALLED STRUCTURES; TUBES (COMPONENTS);

SHAPE OPTIMIZATION;

EID: 67349235941     PISSN: 02638231     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tws.2009.02.009     Document Type: Article

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