Crashworthiness optimization of foam-filled tailor-welded tube using coupled finite element and smooth particle hydrodynamics method

Thin-Walled Structures

Volumn 67, Issue , 2013, Pages 34-48

  Gedikli, Hasan ^a  

^a KARADENIZ TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Crashworthiness; Finite element analysis; Optimization; Smooth particle hydrodynamics; Tailor welded tube

Indexed keywords

CRASHWORTHINESS OPTIMIZATION; DIFFERENT MATERIALS; ENERGY-ABSORBING CAPACITY; FOAM-FILLED TUBES; SMOOTH PARTICLE HYDRODYNAMICS; SMOOTH PARTICLE HYDRODYNAMICS METHOD; SPECIFIC ENERGY ABSORPTION; TAILOR-WELDED TUBES;

CRASHWORTHINESS; ENERGY ABSORPTION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FLUID DYNAMICS; FOAMS; OPTIMIZATION; TRAVELING WAVE TUBES; TUBES (COMPONENTS); WELDING;

COUPLED CIRCUITS;

EID: 84875204757     PISSN: 02638231     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tws.2013.01.020     Document Type: Article

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