Optimization of foam-filled bitubal structures for crashworthiness criteria

Materials and Design

Volumn 38, Issue , 2012, Pages 99-109

  Zhang, Yong ^a   Sun, Guangyong ^b   Li, Guangyao ^b   Luo, Zhen ^c   Li, Qing ^d  

^a HUAQIAO UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b HUNAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Foams; Impact and ballistic; Plastic behavior

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM FOAM; CONSTRAINT FUNCTIONS; DESIGN ISSUES; DESIGN OPTIMIZATION; ENERGY ABSORBERS; FILLER MATERIALS; KRIGING; LIGHT WEIGHT; META-MODELING TECHNIQUE; MULTI-OBJECTIVE OPTIMIZATION PROBLEM; NON-DOMINATED SORTING GENETIC ALGORITHMS; NSGA-II; OPTIMAL SOLUTIONS; PLASTIC BEHAVIOR; THIN-WALLED;

ACCIDENTS; AEROSPACE INDUSTRY; FOAMS; MULTIOBJECTIVE OPTIMIZATION; THIN WALLED STRUCTURES;

CRASHWORTHINESS;

EID: 84862816028     PISSN: 02641275     EISSN: 18734197     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.matdes.2012.01.028     Document Type: Article

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