The ignored failure mode:Spot weld under in-plane rotation (physical test)

SAE Technical Papers

Volumn , Issue , 1999, Pages

  Wung, Pey ^a   Walsh, Tom ^a   Ourchan, Amar ^a   Stewart, Bill ^a  

^a FORD MOTOR COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FAILURE (MECHANICAL); FAILURE MODES; SPOT WELDING; WELDS;

AUTOMOTIVE BODY; COMPLICATED STRUCTURES; INPLANE ROTATION; PHYSICAL TESTS; RELATIVE STRENGTH; RESPONSE CHARACTERISTIC; ROTATIONAL MODES; WELD FAILURE;

SAFETY ENGINEERING;

EID: 85072476507     PISSN: 01487191     EISSN: 26883627     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4271/1999-01-3212     Document Type: Conference Paper

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