Abstract: This paper deals with the evaluation of the crashworthiness of thin-walled sandwich box structures for automotive applications. Quasi-static crushing simulations are carried out to estimate the ...

Abstract: Various fracture criteria, based on different assumptions and different mechanical models, have been proposed in the past to predict ductile fracture. The objective of this study is to assess ...

Abstract: A simple analytical model is developed that describes the plastic‐tripping behavior of a curved cylindrical panel with ring stiffeners. The failure modes of the ring stiffeners with adjacent plating under two types of ...

Abstract: A complete analysis of an inelastic beam-to-beam impact is presented. Both beams are of solid, rectangular cross-sections. The problem is formulated based on the momentum conservation and the kinematic and dynamic continuity ...

Abstract: Theoretical and experimental studies have shown that stress triaxiality is the key parameter controlling the magnitude of the fracture strain. Smooth and notched round bar specimens are mostly ...