Energy absorption of longitudinally grooved square tubes under axial compression

Thin-Walled Structures

Volumn 47, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1469-1477

  Zhang, Xiong ^a   Huh, Hoon ^a  

^a Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Energy absorption; Groove; Square tube; Thin walled structure

Indexed keywords

CONVENTIONAL TUBES; CRASH ANALYSIS; DEFORMATION MODES; EFFECTIVE PLASTIC STRAIN; GROOVE; GROOVED TUBES; NONLINEAR FINITE ELEMENT CODE LS-DYNA; PEAK FORCE; SIMULATION RESULT; SPECIFIC ENERGY ABSORPTION; SQUARE TUBE; STAMPING PROCESS; THICKNESS VARIATION; THIN-WALLED STRUCTURE;

ABSORPTION; AXIAL COMPRESSION; CRASHWORTHINESS; ENERGY ABSORPTION; STAMPING; THIN WALLED STRUCTURES;

TUBES (COMPONENTS);

EID: 69349098274     PISSN: 02638231     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tws.2009.07.003     Document Type: Article

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