Theoretical development and multi-objective optimisation of a double-tapered rectangular tube with diaphragms

Authors :: Kai Xu
Hui Zhao
Jie Xing
Zhifang Chen
Shuguang Yao
Yuhuang Shang
Shihong Jiang
Ping Xu
Source :: International Journal of Crashworthiness. 27:206-220
Publication Year :: 2020
Publisher :: Informa UK Limited, 2020.
Abstract: A double-tapered rectangular tube with diaphragms (DTRTD) for energy absorbance in railway vehicles is proposed. The mean crushing force (MCF) of DTRTD was derived. The code LS-DYNA3D (971) was use...

Subjects :: Materials science
business.industry
Mechanical Engineering
Transportation
Structural engineering
musculoskeletal system
Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering
Absorbance
Code (cryptography)
Crashworthiness
Development (differential geometry)
Tube (fluid conveyance)
business
Energy (signal processing)

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