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Acknowledgement
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Abstract
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LIST OF TABLES
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LIST OF FIGURES
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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`INTRODUCTION AND LITERATURE REVIEW
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General
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EM forming history
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Principles of EM forming
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Sheet metal formability
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EM forming process parameters
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FINITE ELEMENT MODELING OF ELECTROMAGNETIC BULGING OF SHEET METALS
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Preamble
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Mathematical model formulation
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Finite element simulation
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VERIFICATION OF THE PROPOSED FINITE ELEMENT MODEL
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Preamble
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Constitutive relations comparison
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Model verification
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EFFECTS OF NORMAL ANISOTROPY AND WORK HARDENING PROPERTIES ON ELECTROMAGNETIC BULGING OF SHEET METALS
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Effects of anisotropy on deformation characteristics
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Effects of strain hardening exponent on deformation
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Rate sensitivity index effects on deformation
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INVESTIGATION OF FAILURE MODES FOR ELECTROMAGNETIC BULGING OF SHEET METALS
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Effects of increasing magnetic pressure on failure modes
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Results interpreting
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CONCLUSIONS AND SUGGESTIONS FOR FUTURE WORK
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References