Effect of initiator, design, and material on crashworthiness performance of thin-walled cylindrical tubes: A primary multi-criteria analysis in lightweight design

Thin-Walled Structures

Volumn 96, Issue , 2015, Pages 169-182

  Rezvani, Mohammad Javad ^a   Jahan, Ali ^a  

^a ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Energy absorption; Initiator; Light weight design; Mean crushing load; Multi criteria decision analysis (MCDA); Rigid polyurethane foam; VIKOR method with interval data

Indexed keywords

AIRCRAFT ACCIDENTS; AMPHIBIOUS VEHICLES; AXIAL COMPRESSION; COMPRESSION TESTING; DECISION MAKING; DESIGN; ENERGY ABSORPTION; INITIATORS (EXPLOSIVES); MACHINERY; POLYURETHANES; RIGID FOAMED PLASTICS; RIGID STRUCTURES; THIN WALLED STRUCTURES; TUBES (COMPONENTS);

INTERVAL DATA; LIGHTWEIGHT DESIGN; MEAN CRUSHING LOAD; MULTI-CRITERIA DECISION ANALYSIS; RIGID POLYURETHANE FOAMS;

CRASHWORTHINESS;

EID: 84940044410     PISSN: 02638231     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tws.2015.07.026     Document Type: Article

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