Impact Performance of Advanced High Strength Steel Thin-Walled Columns
The crashworthiness performance of spot-welded columns fabricated with advanced high strength steels is evaluated using finite element (FE) analysis. A failure criterion for the spot-welds is implemented into the FE model to predict accurately the progressive axial collapse of the columns. The behavior of two Dual Phase (DP) steels and a High Strength Low Alloy (HSLA) steel are compared by examining the mean crushing force, peak load and crushed column length for single-hat and double-hat configurations, both experimentally and numerically. Numerical results of the developed FE model correlate favorably available experimental data for different impact conditions.
Crashworthiness and Material Characterization of Multi-cellular AA6063 Extrusions
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Crashworthiness of transportation systems : structural impact and occupant protection
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