Crashworthiness analysis and design of multi-cell hexagonal columns under multiple loading cases

Finite Elements in Analysis and Design

Volumn 104, Issue , 2015, Pages 89-101

  Qiu, Na ^a   Gao, Yunkai ^a   Fang, Jianguang ^a,b   Feng, Zhaoxuan ^a   Sun, Guangyong ^c   Li, Qing ^b  

^a TONGJI UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c HUNAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Complex proportional assessment; Crashworthiness; Multi cell hexagonal tube; Multiobjective optimization; Oblique impact

Indexed keywords

CELLS; CRASHWORTHINESS; CYTOLOGY; DECISION MAKING; ENERGY ABSORPTION; MULTIOBJECTIVE OPTIMIZATION; THIN WALLED STRUCTURES; TUBES (COMPONENTS);

COMPLEX PROPORTIONAL ASSESSMENTS; CROSS-SECTIONAL CONFIGURATIONS; HEXAGONAL TUBES; MULTI-CRITERIA DECISION MAKING METHODS; MULTIPLE LOAD CASE; OBLIQUE IMPACT; PARTICLE OPTIMIZATION; VEHICLE ENGINEERING;

CELL ENGINEERING;

EID: 84936858931     PISSN: 0168874X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.finel.2015.06.004     Document Type: Article

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