The collapse of thick-walled metal tubes with wide external grooves as controllable energy-dissipating devices

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part C: Journal of Mechanical Engineering Science

Volumn 223, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 2465-2480

  Salehghaffari, S ^a   Tajdari, M ^b   Mokhtarnezhad, F ^b  

^a MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Iran University of Industries and Mines   (Iran)

Author keywords

Dynamic and quasi static loading; Energy absorbers; External grooves; Thick walled tubes; Thin walled tubes

Indexed keywords

ENERGY ABSORBERS; EXTERNAL GROOVES; QUASI-STATIC LOADING; THICK-WALLED TUBE; THIN WALLED TUBES;

ABSORPTION; AUTOMOBILE SHOCK ABSORBERS; COMPRESSION TESTING; CRASHWORTHINESS; CRUSHING; DEFORMATION; DYNAMIC LOADS; ENERGY ABSORPTION; LOADING; STRAIN HARDENING; TESTING; THIN WALLED STRUCTURES;

TUBES (COMPONENTS);

EID: 79551593166     PISSN: 09544062     EISSN: 20412983     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/09544062JMES1709     Document Type: Article

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