A study of the effect of elastic instability on stiffness-based gauge sensitivity indices for vehicle body structure assessment

Thin-Walled Structures

Volumn 47, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1590-1596

  Zhang, Shengyong ^a   Prater Jr , Glen ^a  

^a University of Louisville ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Buckling; Elastic instability; Gauge sensitivity; Stiffness; Thin walled structure; Vehicle body

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS RESULTS; ELASTIC INSTABILITIES; ELASTIC INSTABILITY; GAUGE SENSITIVITY; LIGHT DUTY TRUCKS; NUMERICAL EXAMPLE; SENSITIVITY INDICES; STRUCTURAL PERFORMANCE; THIN-WALLED STRUCTURE; VEHICLE BODY;

AUTOMOBILE FRAMES; AUTOMOBILE PARTS AND EQUIPMENT; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; STABILITY; STIFFNESS; THIN WALLED STRUCTURES; VEHICLES;

GAGES;

EID: 69349095705     PISSN: 02638231     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tws.2009.05.002     Document Type: Article

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