Energy absorption of pressurized thin-walled circular tubes under axial crushing

International Journal of Mechanical Sciences

Volumn 51, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 335-349

  Zhang, X W ^a   Yu, T X ^a  

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

Author keywords

Adaptive; Energy absorption; Pressurized; Thin walled tubes

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE; APPLIED PRESSURE; AXIAL CRUSHING; CELLULAR MATERIAL; CIRCULAR TUBES; DEFORMATION MODES; EFFECT OF PRESSURE; ENERGY DISSIPATION MECHANISM; EXPERIMENTAL OBSERVATION; INDIRECT EFFECTS; INTERNAL PRESSURE; MEAN FORCES; PRESSURIZED; RING MODES; SHARP CORNERS; THEORETICAL RESULT; THIN-WALLED; THIN-WALLED TUBES; TUBE WALLS;

ABSORPTION; CRUSHING; DEFORMATION; DIAMONDS; ENERGY ABSORPTION; ENERGY DISSIPATION; STRUCTURAL METALS; THIN WALLED STRUCTURES; TUBES (COMPONENTS);

PRESSURE EFFECTS;

EID: 67349243456     PISSN: 00207403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijmecsci.2009.03.002     Document Type: Article

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