TY - BOOK ID - 7577908 TI - Energy absorption of structures and materials AU - Lu, G AU - Yu, T X PY - 2003 SN - 0849317681 1855736888 9786610372980 1601199732 1280372982 1855738589 9781601199737 9781855738584 9781855736887 9780203484128 0203484126 9780849317682 9781280372988 PB - Boca Raton Cambridge, England CRC Press Woodhead Pub. DB - UniCat KW - Strength of materials. KW - Structural dynamics. KW - Engineering KW - Automobile and Transportation KW - Buildings KW - Building damage prevention KW - Building protection KW - Protection of buildings KW - Building failures KW - Building dynamics KW - Dynamics, Structural KW - Structural vibration KW - Strains and stresses KW - Structural analysis (Engineering) KW - Architectural engineering KW - Engineering, Architectural KW - Materials, Strength of KW - Resistance of materials KW - Building materials KW - Flexure KW - Mechanics KW - Testing KW - Elasticity KW - Graphic statics KW - Protection. KW - Damage prevention KW - Impact UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:7577908 AB - This important study focuses on the way in which structures and materials can be best designed to absorb kinetic energy in a controllable and predictable manner. Understanding of energy absorption of structures and materials is important in calculating the damage to structures caused by accidental collision, assessing the residual strength of structures after initial damage and in designing packaging to protect its contents in the event of impact. Whilst a great deal of recent research has taken place into the energy absorption behaviour of structures and materials and significant progress has been made, this knowledge is diffuse and widely scattered. This book offers a synthesis of the most recent developments and forms a detailed and comprehensive view of the area. It is an essential reference for all engineers concerned with materials engineering in relation to the theory of plasticity, structural mechanics and impact dynamics. ER -