Analysis of Structural Impact and Crashworthiness using Experimental, Analytical and Computational Techniques: An Overview and Recent Developments
This article offers an overview of historical and recent developments in structural impact and crashworthiness analysis using experimental, analytical, and computational techniques. The study of how a structure or a component reacts to impact and loads is essential to structural crashworthiness research. Topics include component impact tests, collapse of architecture, computer modeling and simulation, finite element models, crashworthiness and structural design, and meta-modeling. The authors use a case example provided to show the regular approach of studying an “S” shaped thin-walled beam’s crash behavior through computer modeling and simulation. The authors conclude with a brief discussion of how, 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 fuller understanding of structural impact mechanisms.
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Supplemental Notes:
- From a special issue on Structural Impact and Crashworthiness, Part II
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Authors:
- Liu, Yucheng
- Chu, Stefan
- Viera, Raul
- Publication Date: 2011
Language
- English
Media Info
- Media Type: Web
- Features: Figures; References; Tables;
- Pagination: pp 144-153
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Serial:
- International Journal of Vehicle Structures and Systems
- Volume: 3
- Issue Number: 3
- Publisher: MechAero Foundation for Technical Research & Education Excellence
- ISSN: 0975-3060
- EISSN: 0975-3540
- Serial URL: http://www.maftree.org/eja/index.php/ijvss/index
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Crash tests; Crashworthiness; Design; Field tests; Finite element method; Plasticity; Simulation; Structural analysis; Structural materials; Structural models
- Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Design; Vehicles and Equipment; I24: Design of Bridges and Retaining Walls; I91: Vehicle Design and Safety;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 01355900
- Record Type: Publication
- Files: TRIS
- Created Date: Oct 4 2011 10:27AM