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Authors
Affiliations
1 Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Louisiana at Lafayette, Lafayette, LA 70504, US
Source
International Journal of Vehicle Structures and Systems, Vol 3, No 3 (2011), Pagination: 144-153
Abstract
This paper present a profound overview of the history and recent developments in structural impact and crashworthiness analysis applying experimental, analytical, and computational techniques. A study case is provided to show the regular approach of studying an S shaped thin-walled beams crash behaviour through computer modelling and simulation. In the future, experimental and computational atomic scale plasticity techniques such as diffraction and microscopy can be employed in this research area to develop a full understanding of structural impact mechanism by obtaining data and observations at both macroscopic and atomic level.
Keywords
Crashworthiness Analysis, Experimental Techniques, Computer Modeling and Simulation, Finite Element Analysis, Structural Design.
