Crushing analysis of polygonal columns and angle elements

International Journal of Impact Engineering

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 441-451

  Zhang, Xiong ^a   Huh, Hoon ^a  

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

Author keywords

Angle element; Energy absorption; Honeycomb; Polygonal column

Indexed keywords

ANGLE ELEMENT; AXIAL CRUSHING; DEFORMATION MECHANISM; DEFORMATION MODES; EXPLICIT FINITE ELEMENT CODES; FINITE ELEMENT MODELS; LS-DYNA; MEAN FORCES; NON-LINEAR; NUMERICAL INVESTIGATIONS; NUMERICAL RESULTS; SIMPLIFIED MODELS; THEORETICAL PREDICTION;

ABSORPTION; CRASHWORTHINESS; DEFORMATION; ENERGY ABSORPTION; HONEYCOMB STRUCTURES; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS;

CRUSHING;

EID: 73249153409     PISSN: 0734743X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijimpeng.2009.06.009     Document Type: Article

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