1st Edition
Crashworthiness of Composite Thin-Walled Structures
259 Pages
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CRC Press
270 Pages
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CRC Press
259 Pages
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CRC Press
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FROM THE INTRODUCTION Vehicle crashworthiness has been improving in recent years with attention mainly directed towards reducing the impact of the crash on the passengers. Effort has been spent in experimental research and in establishing safe theoretical design criteria on the mechanics of crumpling, providing to the engineers the ability to design vehicle structures so that the maximum amount of... Read more
Preface Introduction Vehicle Crashworthiness 2.1 Aspects of Crashworthiness 2.2 Use of Composite Materials in Crashworthiness Applications Failure Mechanisms of Composites 3.1 Notation 3.2 Failure Modes 3.3 Failure under Several Loading Conditions 3.4 Material Testing 3.5 Failure Criteria 3.6 Numerical Simulation Energy Absorption Capability of Thin-Walled Composite Structural Components 4.1 Definition 4.2 Factors Affecting the Energy Absorption Capability 4.3 Failure Mechanisms/Mechanical Response 4.4 Predictive Techniques 4.5 Quantitative Data Circular Tubes 5.1 Notation 5.2 General 5.3 Axial Collapse: Static and Dynamic 5.4 Bending Square-Rectangular Tubes 6.1 Notation 6.2 General 6.3 Axial Collapse: Static and Dynamic 6.4 Bending Circular Frusta 7.1 Notation 7.2 General 7.3 Axial Collapse: Static and Dynamic Square Frusta 8.1 Notation 8.2 General 8.3 Axial Collapse: Static an Dynamic Automotive Sections 9.1 Notation 9.2 General 9.3 Axial Collapse: Static and Dynamic 9.4 Bending Classification of Macro- and Microfailure Modes and Quantitative Data 10.1 Common Defects in the Processing of Composite Materials 10.2 Common Defects in Loaded Composite Thin-Walled Structures References Subject Index Author Index
Biography
Mamalis, A.G.; Manolakos, D. E.; Demosthenous, G. A.; Ioannidis, M. B.
