Modeling and optimization of foam-filled thin-walled columns for crashworthiness designs

Finite Elements in Analysis and Design

Volumn 46, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 698-709

  Bi, Jing ^a   Fang, Hongbing ^a   Wang, Qian ^b   Ren, Xuchun ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE   (United States)

^b Kal Krishnan Consulting Services Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Aluminum foam; Crashworthiness; Finite element; Optimization; Response surface methodology; Thin walled column

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ALUMINUM; AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY; COLUMNS (STRUCTURAL); CRASHWORTHINESS; CRUSHING; ENERGY ABSORPTION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FOAMS; OPTIMIZATION;

ALUMINUM FOAM; CRASHWORTHINESS DESIGNS; FINITE ELEMENT SIMULATIONS; MODELING AND OPTIMIZATION; OPTIMIZATION METHODOLOGY; RESPONSE SURFACE METHODOLOGY; THIN WALLED COLUMN; TRIAL-AND-ERROR APPROACH;

THIN WALLED STRUCTURES;

EID: 79957865725     PISSN: 0168874X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.finel.2010.03.008     Document Type: Article

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