Sheet metal forming technology : recent developments, failure analysis, F.E. simulation, benchmarking and validation

Sheet Metal Forming Technology is nowadays facing important challenges related to the use of new materials and the drive to new or alternative industrial processes. This paper describes some research activity carried out at the Sheet Metal Forming Center of the University of Porto. The projects in w...

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Main Author: Augusto Duarte Campos Barata da Rocha (author)
Other Authors: Abel Dias dos Santos (author), Pedro Manuel Cardoso Teixeira (author)
Format: book
Language:eng
Published: 2006
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10216/97715
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:repositorio-aberto.up.pt:10216/97715
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Summary:Sheet Metal Forming Technology is nowadays facing important challenges related to the use of new materials and the drive to new or alternative industrial processes. This paper describes some research activity carried out at the Sheet Metal Forming Center of the University of Porto. The projects in which such research is included are related with both numerical and experimental works and they correspond to research areas related with Failure Prediction, Finite Element Simulation and experimental validation through benchmarking.