Impact of thin-walled high-strength steel structural sections

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part D: Journal of Automobile Engineering

Volumn 218, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 131-158

  Schneider, F ^a   Jones, N ^b  

^a University of Liverpool ^*

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Axial impact; Crashworthiness; Energy absorption; High strength steel; Progressive folding; Spot welded top hat section; Thin walled section

Indexed keywords

COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; ENERGY ABSORPTION; STRAIN; TENSILE STRESS; TENSILE TESTING; THIN WALLED STRUCTURES;

AXIAL IMPACT; HIGH-STRENGTH STEEL; PROGRESSIVE FOLDING; SPOT-WELDED TOP-HAT SECTION; THIN-WALLED SECTION;

STEEL STRUCTURES;

EID: 8644228557     PISSN: 09544070     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/095440704772913927     Document Type: Conference Paper

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