COMPARATIVE STUDY AND MULTI-OBJECTIVE CRASHWORTHINESS OPTIMIZATION DESIGN OF FOAM AND HONEYCOMB-FILLED NOVEL ALUMINUM THIN-WALLED TUBES

Comparative Study and Multi-Objective Crashworthiness Optimization Design of Foam and Honeycomb-Filled Novel Aluminum Thin-Walled Tubes

Due to their lightweight, porous and excellent energy absorption characteristics, foam and honeycomb materials have been widely used for filling energy absorbing devices.For further improving the energy absorption performance of the novel tube proposed in our recent work, the nonlinear dynamics software Abaqus was firstly used to establish and veri

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Evaluation of compliance with the self-regulation agreement of the food and drink vending machine sector in primary schools in Madrid, Spain, in 2008

Objectives: To evaluate compliance with the self-regulation agreement of the food and drink vending machine sector in primary schools in Madrid, Spain.Methods: Cross-sectional study of the prevalence of vending machines in 558 primary schools in 2008.Using the directory of all registered primary schools in Madrid, we identified the presence of mach

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