An experimental programme is reported which examines the progressive collapse
behaviour of some thin-walled closed-section structural sections made from high-strength …

This paper is concerned with the empirical hardening equation of steel sheets for an auto-
body at intermediate strain rates with the variation of temperature. In order to identify the …

The effect of strain rate in a full vehicle frontal crash analysis is investigated. The strain rate
properties obtained from the Auto-Steel Partnership (A/SP) project are utilized in this …

This paper deals with the effects of various approaches for modeling of strain rate effects for
mild and high strength steels (HSS) on impact simulations. The material modeling is …

This paper describes the results of the computational analysis of UltraLight Steel Auto Body
(ULSAB) crash simulations that were performed using advanced material modeling …

Strain rate effects have been identified as one of the most critical factors for the modeling of
vehicle components in many previous investigations. The strain rate data available to the …

The objective of the research was to perform a comprehensive computational analysis of the
effects of material and process modeling approaches on performance of UltraLight Steel …

The objective of this study is to evaluate the influence of the hydro-forming process and the
effect of strain rate on crash performance and develop a modeling approach to improve the …

The Cowper-Symonds constitutive equation is used for simulation of vehicle crash. The
effects of strain rate sensitivity to the behavior of vehicle structure in material modeling in the …

This paper is concerned with the thermo-mechanical behavior including temperature
dependent strain-rate sensitivity of steel sheet for an auto-body. In order to identify the …