Optimization of foam filled spot-welded column for the crashworthiness design

Mechanika

Volumn 83, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 10-16

  Shariati, M ^a   Allahbakhsh, H R ^a   Saemi, Jafar ^a   Sedighi, M ^a  

^a SHAHROOD UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM FOAM; CONTINUOUS VARIABLES; CRASH BEHAVIOR; DESIGN CONSTRAINTS; DESIGN OBJECTIVES; DESIGN OPTIMIZATION; DESIGN PROBLEMS; DESIGN VARIABLES; DISCRETE VARIABLES; FILLER MATERIALS; FOAM DENSITIES; FOAM MATERIAL; MILD STEEL; RESPONSE SURFACE METHOD; SIDE LENGTH; SPECIFIC ENERGY ABSORPTION; STRUCTURAL COMPONENT; WALL THICKNESS;

CARBON STEEL; CRASHWORTHINESS; DISTRIBUTED COMPUTER SYSTEMS; OPTIMIZATION; WELDING; WELDS;

DESIGN;

EID: 77955600258     PISSN: 13921207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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