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ASME 2005 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition
November 5–11, 2005
Orlando, Florida, USA
Conference Sponsors:
  • Engineering and Technology Management Group
ISBN:
0-7918-4230-4
Engineering/Technology Management

Safety Engineering and Risk Analysis

General

Driver Fatigue/Inattention Monitoring Device: An Integrated System for Heavy Trucks
Christopher W. Ferrone, Charles Sinkovits
IMECE 2005; 3-8https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE2005-79033
View Articletitled, Driver Fatigue/Inattention Monitoring Device: An Integrated System for Heavy Trucks
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Topics: Fatigue , Integrated systems , Trucks , Accidents , Monitoring systems , Safety , Sleep , Statistics , Transportation systems , Vehicles
The Runaway Diesel: A Side by Side Mechanical Analysis
Christopher W. Ferrone, Charles Sinkovits
IMECE 2005; 9-16https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE2005-79034
View Articletitled, The Runaway Diesel: A Side by Side Mechanical Analysis
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Topics: Diesel , Diesel engines , Engines , Fuels
Floor Reliability With Respect to “Slip and Fall”
Ralph Lipsey Barnett, Peter Joseph Poczynok
IMECE 2005; 17-25https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE2005-79160
View Articletitled, Floor Reliability With Respect to “Slip and Fall”
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Topics: Reliability , Friction , Probability , Reliability theory , Statistics
Detection of Multiple Cracks in Beams Using Genetic Algorithms
Shihong Huo, Xiaojie Xue
IMECE 2005; 27-31https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE2005-80515
View Articletitled, Detection of Multiple Cracks in Beams Using Genetic Algorithms
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Topics: Crack detection , Fracture (Materials) , Genetic algorithms , Vibration
A Study on Managing Cycle of Measures for Incident Based on Visualizing Problems
Yuichi Otsuka, Hiroshi Noguchi
IMECE 2005; 33-38https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE2005-80908
View Articletitled, A Study on Managing Cycle of Measures for Incident Based on Visualizing Problems
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Topics: Accidents , Cycles
Postural Stability of Stand-Up Forklift Operators in Response to Normal Braking Procedures
Chimba Mkandawire, Mark A. Nicosia, Tara L. A. Moor, Catherine F. Corrigan
IMECE 2005; 39-44https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE2005-81013
View Articletitled, Postural Stability of Stand-Up Forklift Operators in Response to Normal Braking Procedures
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Topics: Braking , Forklifts , Stability
Development of the Surgery Recorder System
Koji Ikuta, Takashi Kato
IMECE 2005; 45-48https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE2005-82232
View Articletitled, Development of the Surgery Recorder System
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Topics: Accidents , Surgery

Integration of Physical and Probabilistic Models for Reliability

Estimating the Statistical Distribution of Human Damage Produced by a Fire in a Building Using Bayesian Belief Nets
Daniela M. Hanea, Ben J. M. Ale
IMECE 2005; 49-55https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE2005-79875
View Articletitled, Estimating the Statistical Distribution of Human Damage Produced by a Fire in a Building Using Bayesian Belief Nets
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Topics: Damage , Fire , Statistical distributions
A Methodology to Estimate Degradation and Reliability Based on Artificial Neural Networks
Enrique A. Susemihl, Shuzhen Xu
IMECE 2005; 57-61https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE2005-79993
View Articletitled, A Methodology to Estimate Degradation and Reliability Based on Artificial Neural Networks
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Topics: Artificial neural networks , Reliability
Reliability Evaluation of BGA Solder Joints by Using Thermal Fatigue Models
Ouk Sub Lee, No Hoon Myoung, Dong Hyeok Kim
IMECE 2005; 63-69https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE2005-80651
View Articletitled, Reliability Evaluation of BGA Solder Joints by Using Thermal Fatigue Models
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Topics: Ball-Grid-Array packaging , Fatigue , Reliability , Solder joints , Failure , Probability , Stress , Circuits , Creep , Damage
Drop Test and Simulation of Array-Type Multilayer Ceramic Capacitor of Mobile Phone
Yang Ho Moon
IMECE 2005; 71-75https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE2005-82984
View Articletitled, Drop Test and Simulation of Array-Type Multilayer Ceramic Capacitor of Mobile Phone
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Topics: Capacitors , Ceramics , Electrodes , Reliability , Simulation

Methods and Tools for Complex Systems Reliability

Reliability Evaluation of Smart Structural Systems
Maguid H. M. Hassan
IMECE 2005; 77-83https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE2005-79125
View Articletitled, Reliability Evaluation of Smart Structural Systems
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Topics: Reliability
Automated Risk Scenario Generation Using System Functional and Structural Knowledge
Hamed Nejad, Ali Mosleh
IMECE 2005; 85-89https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE2005-81331
View Articletitled, Automated Risk Scenario Generation Using System Functional and Structural Knowledge
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Topics: Risk , Simulation , Design , Computer software , Hardware , Risk assessment
NIOSH AutoROPS Research to Practice: Zero Turn Commercial Mowers
E. A. McKenzie, Jr., J. R. Etherton, J. R. Harris, D. M. Cantis, T. J. Lutz
IMECE 2005; 91-96https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE2005-81575
View Articletitled, NIOSH AutoROPS Research to Practice: Zero Turn Commercial Mowers
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Topics: Clearances (Engineering) , Engineering standards , Occupational safety and health , Product development , Safety
A Proportional Hazards Neural Network for Performing Reliability Estimates and Risk Prognostics for Mobile Systems Subject to Stochastic Covariates
George M. Lloyd, Timothy Hasselman, Thomas Paez
IMECE 2005; 97-105https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE2005-82657
View Articletitled, A Proportional Hazards Neural Network for Performing Reliability Estimates and Risk Prognostics for Mobile Systems Subject to Stochastic Covariates
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Topics: Artificial neural networks , Hazards , Reliability , Risk , Biomedicine , Chain , Simulation , Statistics

Risk Methods and Applications

Development of a Causal Model for Air Transport Safety
B. J. M. Ale, L. J. Bellamy, A. L. C. Roelen, R. M. Cooke, L. H. J. Goossens, A. R. Hale, D. Kurowicka, E. Smith
IMECE 2005; 107-116https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE2005-79374
View Articletitled, Development of a Causal Model for Air Transport Safety
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Topics: Commercial air transport , Safety , Air traffic control , Accidents , Databases
Toy Asparagus Spear Risk Analysis
Dennis B. Brickman, Erik D. Power, Wilson C. Hayes
IMECE 2005; 117-124https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE2005-80089
View Articletitled, Toy Asparagus Spear Risk Analysis
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Topics: Risk analysis , Accidents , Biomechanics , Carotid arteries , Design , Hazards , Safety , Statistics , Testing , Wounds
An Information-Exchange Tool for Capturing and Communicating Decisions During Early-Phase Design and Concept Evaluation
Ali Farhang Mehr, Irem Y. Tumer, Francesca Barrientos, David Ullman
IMECE 2005; 125-131https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE2005-81690
View Articletitled, An Information-Exchange Tool for Capturing and Communicating Decisions During Early-Phase Design and Concept Evaluation
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Topics: Design , Uncertainty , Risk , Failure , Failure mechanisms , NASA , Accounting , Ontologies , Risk communication , Risk management

Risk-Informed Design

Design Recommendations for Controlling the Jam-Clearing Hazard on Recycling Industry Balers
T. Mick, K. Means, J. Etherton, J. Powers, E. A. McKenzie, Jr.
IMECE 2005; 133-137https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE2005-79699
View Articletitled, Design Recommendations for Controlling the Jam-Clearing Hazard on Recycling Industry Balers
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Topics: Design , Hazards , Recycling industry , Machinery , Shear (Mechanics) , Control systems , Finite element analysis , Modeling , Occupational safety and health , Paperboard
Reliability Objects Model: A Knowledge Model of System Design for Reliability
Injoong Kim, Suresh K. Sitaraman, Russell S. Peak
IMECE 2005; 139-148https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE2005-79934
View Articletitled, Reliability Objects Model: A Knowledge Model of System Design for Reliability
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Topics: Design , Reliability
Assessing Hypercube Sampling Techniques for Risk Assessment
Randall D. Manteufel, Jason B. Pleming
IMECE 2005; 149-156https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE2005-81656
View Articletitled, Assessing Hypercube Sampling Techniques for Risk Assessment
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Topics: Risk assessment , Statistics , Risk analysis
Automotive Diagnostic Decisions Using Probabilistic Information
Matthew L. Schwall, J. Christian Gerdes
IMECE 2005; 157-166https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE2005-82169
View Articletitled, Automotive Diagnostic Decisions Using Probabilistic Information
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Topics: Control systems , Decision making , Dynamics (Mechanics) , Emissions , Flaw detection , Modeling , Probability , Safety , Stability , Vehicles

Risk-Informed Regulation and Oversight

Child Resistant Packaging: Regulations and Effectiveness, 1980–2002
Cheryl A. Pattin
IMECE 2005; 167-174https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE2005-79179
View Articletitled, Child Resistant Packaging: Regulations and Effectiveness, 1980–2002
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Topics: Packaging , Regulations , Containers , Databases , Drugs , Hazards , Testing , Weight (Mass) , Wounds
Human Behavior in Evacuating a Building: A Problem Definition
Simone Sillem, J. W. F. Wiersma, B. J. M. Ale
IMECE 2005; 175-180https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE2005-79680
View Articletitled, Human Behavior in Evacuating a Building: A Problem Definition
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Topics: Chain , Emergencies , Evacuations , Fire , Performance , Safety

Safety and Risk Studies

Investigation and Implications of a Compactor Fatality
James R. Harris, Timothy Struttmann, Timothy R. Merinar
IMECE 2005; 181-184https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE2005-80005
View Articletitled, Investigation and Implications of a Compactor Fatality
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Topics: Trash compactors
Risk Analysis and Safety Evaluation of Biomass Cookstoves
Nathan G. Johnson, Mark Bryden, Angran Xiao
IMECE 2005; 185-191https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE2005-82112
View Articletitled, Risk Analysis and Safety Evaluation of Biomass Cookstoves
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Topics: Biomass , Design , Risk analysis , Safety
On the Safety of Name Badge Lanyards
Dennis B. Brickman
IMECE 2005; 193-200https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE2005-82537
View Articletitled, On the Safety of Name Badge Lanyards
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Topics: Safety , Design , Accidents , Metals

Technology and Society

General

Extending Scenarios for Technology Development Planning in Power Generation
Flavio J. Franco
IMECE 2005; 203-212https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE2005-79948
View Articletitled, Extending Scenarios for Technology Development Planning in Power Generation
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Topics: Energy generation , Technology development , Certainty , China , Economics , Emissions , Energy consumption , Manufacturing , Natural resources , Public policy
Appropriate Design of Medical Technologies for Emerging Regions: The Case of Aurolab
Jaspal S. Sandhu, Aman Bhandari, Mahad Ibrahim, P. Balakrishnan
IMECE 2005; 213-218https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE2005-81291
View Articletitled, Appropriate Design of Medical Technologies for Emerging Regions: The Case of Aurolab
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Topics: Biomedicine , Design , Drugs , Health care , Medical devices , Polymers , Supply chains , Surgery
Assessing the Sustainability of Technological Developments: An Alternative Approach of Selecting Indicators in the Case of Offshore Operations
Ibrahim Khan, M. R. Islam
IMECE 2005; 219-229https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE2005-82999
View Articletitled, Assessing the Sustainability of Technological Developments: An Alternative Approach of Selecting Indicators in the Case of Offshore Operations
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Topics: Ocean engineering , Sustainability , Evaluation methods , Stochastic systems

Engineering Business Management

Globalism, Sustainability, and Business — Roles of the Engineer

Evaluating the Economic Impact of Harmonized Product Standards in the European Union
Ted A. Aanstoos, Manfred Schmiemann
IMECE 2005; 233-238https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE2005-79257
View Articletitled, Evaluating the Economic Impact of Harmonized Product Standards in the European Union
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Topics: Engineering standards , Engines

Legal and Ethical Aspects in Engineering Management

Legal and Ethical Considerations of Whistleblowing for Engineers
Douglas L. Oliver
IMECE 2005; 239-246https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE2005-79557
View Articletitled, Legal and Ethical Considerations of Whistleblowing for Engineers
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Topics: Engineers , Ethics , ASME Standards , Licensing , Regulations , Safety
An Engineer’s Guide to Patents
William C. Rowland
IMECE 2005; 247-256https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE2005-80957
View Articletitled, An Engineer’s Guide to Patents
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Topics: Patents , Inventions , Design , Intellectual property

Management Tools and Practice for New Product Development

From Project Management to Project Design: A Research Proposal
Michael Kamel, Hani Guirguis
IMECE 2005; 257-263https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE2005-79429
View Articletitled, From Project Management to Project Design: A Research Proposal
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Topics: Design , Project management , Innovation , Dynamic models , Performance , Product development
A Six-Sigma Approach for Investment Plans in Process Plants
Gabriel Ventura, Fernando Aboites
IMECE 2005; 265-270https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE2005-80422
View Articletitled, A Six-Sigma Approach for Investment Plans in Process Plants
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Topics: Machinery , Maintenance , Petrochemicals
An E-Operation Management System for Focused Manufacturing
P. Pounder, G. Williams
IMECE 2005; 271-277https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE2005-80544
View Articletitled, An E-Operation Management System for Focused Manufacturing
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Topics: Manufacturing , Competencies , Production management , Roads , Supply chain management
Application of Quality Function Deployment for New Business R&D Strategy Development
Kosuke Ashihara, Kosuke Ishii
IMECE 2005; 279-287https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE2005-81956
View Articletitled, Application of Quality Function Deployment for New Business R&D Strategy Development
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Topics: Decision making , Flow (Dynamics) , Industrial research , Innovation , Manufacturing , Medical devices , Product development , Strategic planning , Sustainability , Technology development
Design and Simulation of Computer Business Model for Primary Processing of Hardwood Material
Sudheer K. Padma, Kenneth M. Ragsdell, Robert A. Sickler
IMECE 2005; 289-294https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE2005-82099
View Articletitled, Design and Simulation of Computer Business Model for Primary Processing of Hardwood Material
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Topics: Computers , Decision making , Design , Simulation , Flow (Dynamics) , Timber
Intelligent Dynamic Production Scheduling in High-Mix Low-Volume Manufacturing Systems Under Uncertain Environment
Sk Ahad Ali, Hamid Seifoddini, Hong Sun
IMECE 2005; 295-304https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE2005-82415
View Articletitled, Intelligent Dynamic Production Scheduling in High-Mix Low-Volume Manufacturing Systems Under Uncertain Environment
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Topics: Manufacturing systems , Uncertainty , Machinery , Simulation , Dynamics (Mechanics) , Genetic algorithms , Manufacturing , Optimization , Pressure

Management Training for Young and Early Career Engineers

Embedded Enterprise Learning: About, Through, For and From
Robert Handscombe, Elena Rodriguez-Falcon, Eann A. Patterson
IMECE 2005; 305-314https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE2005-79878
View Articletitled, Embedded Enterprise Learning: About, Through, For and From
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Topics: Engineering disciplines , Engineering students , Entrepreneurship , Students , Sustainability , Teaching

Health and Safety

General

Dynamic Axial Crush Tests of Roll Wrapped Composite Tubes: Plug vs. Non-Plug Crush Initiators
Alan L. Browne, Nancy L. Johnson
IMECE 2005; 317-325https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE2005-79158
View Articletitled, Dynamic Axial Crush Tests of Roll Wrapped Composite Tubes: Plug vs. Non-Plug Crush Initiators
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Topics: Absorption , Composite materials
Service Life Aging and Heat Exposure Effects on Aluminum Sheet Alloy Properties and Structural Crashworthiness Under Dynamic Axial Loading
Ridha Baccouche, David Wagner, Andy Sherman, Craig Miller, Susan Ward, Hikmat Mahmood
IMECE 2005; 327-344https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE2005-79925
View Articletitled, Service Life Aging and Heat Exposure Effects on Aluminum Sheet Alloy Properties and Structural Crashworthiness Under Dynamic Axial Loading
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Topics: Alloys , Aluminum , Crashworthiness , Heat , Service life (Equipment) , Energy management , Rails , Stress , Aluminum alloys , Adhesives
Design of the SAFER Emergency Gate Using LS-DYNA
Robert W. Bielenberg, John D. Rohde, John D. Reid
IMECE 2005; 345-352https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE2005-81078
View Articletitled, Design of the SAFER Emergency Gate Using LS-DYNA
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Topics: Design , Emergencies , Gates (Closures) , Corners (Structural elements) , Safety , Steel , Stress , Finite element analysis , Simulation , Skin
Automated Occupant Model Evaluation and Correlation
Xiaoping Liu, Weigang Chen, Michel Paas
IMECE 2005; 353-358https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE2005-81258
View Articletitled, Automated Occupant Model Evaluation and Correlation
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Topics: Belts , Computer simulation , Computers , Deflection , Design , Engineers , Errors , Modeling , Optimization , Pareto optimization
System Integration and Design Optimization of Passenger Airbag Shapes
Yan Fu, Baohua Xiao, Weigang Chen, Guosong Li, Ren-Jye Yang
IMECE 2005; 359-365https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE2005-81544
View Articletitled, System Integration and Design Optimization of Passenger Airbag Shapes
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Topics: Airbags , Design , Optimization , Shapes , Safety , Wounds , Errors , Restraint systems , Vehicles
S-Rail Sled Testing With Deceleration Sled
Robert R. Mayer, Scott Webb, Joe McCleary, Ruth Gusko, Dino Oliveira, Michael Worswick
IMECE 2005; 367-380https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE2005-82333
View Articletitled, S-Rail Sled Testing With Deceleration Sled
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Topics: Rails , Testing , Design , Aluminum alloys , Computer simulation , Crashworthiness , Numerical analysis , Rotation
Assessment of Efficiency for a Hybrid Explicit/Implicit Code Simulation of a Multiple Impact Crash Scenario
Chi Lo, Terry Hinnerichs, Jason Hales
IMECE 2005; 381-386https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE2005-82360
View Articletitled, Assessment of Efficiency for a Hybrid Explicit/Implicit Code Simulation of a Multiple Impact Crash Scenario
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Topics: Simulation , Computation , Finite element analysis , Transients (Dynamics)
Evaluation of Deformable Barrier Designs and Associated Compatibility Metrics in Full Frontal Impact Testing
Steven Reagan, Xioawei Li, Saeed Barbat
IMECE 2005; 387-398https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE2005-82540
View Articletitled, Evaluation of Deformable Barrier Designs and Associated Compatibility Metrics in Full Frontal Impact Testing
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Topics: Automotive design , Compression , Computer simulation , Design , Impact testing , Seas , Stiffness , Stress , Testing , Transducers
An Evaluation of the Mechanical Behaviour of Imperfect Aluminium Tubes
Pieter F. J. Henning, Leon Pretorius, Rudolph F. Laubscher
IMECE 2005; 399-413https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE2005-82683
View Articletitled, An Evaluation of the Mechanical Behaviour of Imperfect Aluminium Tubes
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Topics: Aluminum , Mechanical behavior , Displacement , Compression , Design , Finite element methods , Stress , Three-dimensional models , Wall thickness
Characterizing Naphthalene via Material Flow Analysis
Richard C. Ciocci
IMECE 2005; 415-417https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE2005-82808
View Articletitled, Characterizing Naphthalene via Material Flow Analysis
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Topics: Flow (Dynamics)
MADYMO Simulations of Occupant and Vehicle Kinematics in Offset and Oblique Barrier Tests
Rex T. Shea, Jiri Kral
IMECE 2005; 419-426https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE2005-83009
View Articletitled, MADYMO Simulations of Occupant and Vehicle Kinematics in Offset and Oblique Barrier Tests
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Topics: Kinematics , Simulation , Vehicles
Experimental and Analytical Study of the Crashworthiness for the 2005 Ford GT Aluminum Spaceframe
Ari G. Caliskan, Richard A. Jeryan, Huibert Mees, Simon Iregbu
IMECE 2005; 427-437https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE2005-83019
View Articletitled, Experimental and Analytical Study of the Crashworthiness for the 2005 Ford GT Aluminum Spaceframe
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Topics: Aluminum , Crashworthiness , Vehicles , Stress , Weight (Mass) , Aluminum castings , Rails , Automotive industry , Collapse , Construction
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