Dynamic energy absorption characteristics of foam-filled conical tubes under oblique impact loading

International Journal of Impact Engineering

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 475-488

  Ahmad, Z ^a   Thambiratnam, D P ^b   Tan, A C C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^b QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Conical tubes; Energy absorption; Finite element; Foam filled; Oblique impact

Indexed keywords

AXIAL IMPACT; CRUSH BEHAVIOUR; DYNAMIC ENERGY ABSORPTION; ENERGY ABSORBERS; ENERGY ABSORPTION CAPACITY; EXPERIMENTAL TESTING; FINITE ELEMENT; GEOMETRY PARAMETER; IMPACT ENERGY; IS DESIGN; LOAD ANGLE; OBLIQUE IMPACT; PARAMETRIC STUDY;

ABSORPTION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; COMPUTER TESTING; ENERGY ABSORPTION; PARAMETRIC DEVICES;

TUBES (COMPONENTS);

EID: 75249092007     PISSN: 0734743X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijimpeng.2009.11.010     Document Type: Article

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