Integration of a composite crash absorber in aircraft fuselage vertical struts

International Journal of Vehicle Structures and Systems

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 87-95

  Heimbsa, Sebastian ^a   Strobl, Florian ^a   Middendorf, Peter ^a  

^a AIRBUS GROUP INNOVATIONS   (Germany)

Author keywords

Aircraft crashworthiness; Composite crash absorber; Crushing; Delamination; Energy absorption; Finite element simulation; Fragmentation; Z strut

Indexed keywords

ABSORBER DESIGN; COMMERCIAL AIRCRAFT; CRASH LOADS; DESIGN CONCEPT; EXPLICIT FINITE ELEMENT CODES; FINITE ELEMENT SIMULATIONS; FRAGMENTATION; HIGH RATE; HIGH REPRODUCIBILITY; INDUSTRIAL USE; NORMAL AND OBLIQUE IMPACT; NUMERICAL MODELLING; NUMERICAL PREDICTIONS; Z-STRUT;

AIRCRAFT; CRASHWORTHINESS; CRUSHING; DELAMINATION; ENERGY ABSORPTION; FATIGUE TESTING; FUSELAGES; INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS; STRUTS;

AIRCRAFT ACCIDENTS;

EID: 84863326728     PISSN: 09753060     EISSN: 09753540     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4273/ijvss.3.2.03     Document Type: Article

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