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Showing 1 to 6 of 6 for “"crushing response"”.
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Numerical Methods for Predicting the Dynamic Crushing Response and Energy Absorption of Composite Aluminum Honeycomb Sandwich Structures
<p>Edgewise crushing responses of composite aluminum honeycomb sandwich structures were predicted using finite element analysis (FEA) software LS-DYNA by modeling the honeycomb as a material with anisotropic properties. The goal of the project was to develop a process for modeling the sandwich …
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Experimental investigation and constitutive modeling of metallic honeycombs in sandwich structures
… in the elastic range, but recent studies on the crushing of sandwich profiles have shown their potential in crashworthiness applications. Thin sandwich sheets also hold a promise for widespread use in automotive industry because standard sheet metal forming technology could be used to produce …
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LS-Dyna for Crashworthiness of Composite Structures
… has limited their use. The study of axial crushing behavior of metal and composite tubes has become an important aspect for the design of crashworthy structures in aircraft and automotive applications. This behavior can be studied using different crushing modes based on different failure …
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On the quasi-static and dynamic crushing of random foams
… is developed in order to investigate the crushing behavior of Al-alloy open-cell foams under quasi-static and dynamic loadings. Quasi-static crushing produces a response that exhibits a relatively stiff linearly elastic regime that terminates into a load maximum; it is followed by an …
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Evaluation of foam concrete physical properties and mechanical response under indentation
… material attributes to the mechanical especially crushing performance. In this dissertation, several critical aspects of the mechanical performance of lightweight foam concrete are investigated using a series of advanced characterization techniques, as well as computational approaches. The elastic …
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Experimental and numerical developments in predicting the crashworthiness of Formula One composite structures
… in terms of their ability to predict composite crushing in a reliable and cost-effective manner. There is also a general lack of publicly available experimental and numerical data which could be used by researchers to assess and further develop the current numerical tools. <br/><br/>This thesis …