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Original Articles

Topology optimization for crashworthiness of thin-walled structures under axial crash considering nonlinear plastic buckling and locations of plastic hinges

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Pages 775-795 | Received 12 Jul 2017, Accepted 22 Jun 2018, Published online: 15 Aug 2018

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