An experimental and computational study of the dynamic characteristics of spot-welded sheet metal structures

SAE Technical Papers

Volumn , Issue , 2001, Pages

  Wang, Yi ^a   Lim, Teik C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FREQUENCY RESPONSE; RESISTANCE WELDING MACHINES; SHEET METAL; WELDS;

COMPUTATIONAL STUDIES; DYNAMIC CHARACTERISTICS; DYNAMIC FINITE ELEMENT MODEL; ELECTRICAL RESISTANCES; FREQUENCY RESPONSE FUNCTIONS; GEOMETRICAL STRUCTURE; HIGHER FREQUENCIES; SHEET METAL STRUCTURE;

SPOT WELDING;

EID: 85072459114     PISSN: 01487191     EISSN: 26883627     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4271/2001-01-0431     Document Type: Conference Paper

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