Crashing analysis and multiobjective optimization for thin-walled structures with functionally graded thickness

International Journal of Impact Engineering

Volumn 64, Issue , 2014, Pages 62-74

  Sun, Guangyong ^a   Xu, Fengxiang ^a   Li, Guangyao ^a   Li, Qing ^b  

^a HUNAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Crashworthiness; Functionally graded thickness; Multiobjective optimization; Non uniform thickness sheet; Tailor rolled blank (TRB)

Indexed keywords

FUNCTIONALLY GRADED; FUNCTIONALLY GRADED STRUCTURE; LONGITUDINAL DIRECTION; NON-DOMINATED SORTING GENETIC ALGORITHMS; NON-UNIFORM THICKNESS; RESPONSE SURFACE METHOD; SPECIFIC ENERGY ABSORPTION; TAILOR ROLLED BLANK;

CRASHWORTHINESS; ENERGY ABSORPTION; MULTIOBJECTIVE OPTIMIZATION; TUBES (COMPONENTS);

THIN WALLED STRUCTURES;

EID: 84887804752     PISSN: 0734743X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijimpeng.2013.10.004     Document Type: Article

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