Deformation and energy absorption analysis of simple and multi-cell thin-walled tubes under quasi-static axial crushing

2019 ◽  
Vol 25 (2) ◽  
pp. 121-130 ◽  
Author(s):  
I. Vimal Kannan ◽  
R. Rajkumar
Keyword(s):  
Energy Absorption ◽  
Absorption Analysis ◽  
Axial Crushing ◽  
Thin Walled

Energy-Absorbing Characteristics of the Stiffened Thin-Walled Tubes Subjected to Axial Crushing

2013 ◽  
Vol 437 ◽  
pp. 158-163
Author(s):  
Wei Liang Dai ◽  
Xu Guang Li ◽  
Qing Chun Wang
Keyword(s):  
Energy Absorption ◽  
Specific Energy ◽  
Absorption Capacity ◽  
Test Results ◽  
Energy Absorption Capacity ◽  
Specific Energy Absorption ◽  
Axial Crushing ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Thin Walled ◽  
Energy Absorbing

Energy absorbing characteristics of the non-stiffened and stiffened single hat sections subjected to quasi-static axial crushing were experimentally investigated. First non-stiffened hat sections were axially crushed, then structures with different stiffened methods (stiffened in hat and stiffened in the plate) were tested, finally energy absorption capacities of these structures were compared. Test results showed that, for the appropriate designed stiffened tube, the mean crush force and mass specific energy absorption were increased significantly compared to the non-stiffened. Stiffened in hat section showed a little more energy absorption capacity than that stiffened in the plate, but the structure may sustain a global bending.

Axial Crushing of Thin-Walled Tubes With Kite-Shape Pattern

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Degao Hou ◽  
Yan Chen ◽  
Jiayao Ma ◽  
Zhong You
Keyword(s):  
Energy Absorption ◽  
Peak Force ◽  
Great Promise ◽  
Axial Crushing ◽  
Crushing Force ◽  
Collapse Mode ◽  
Shape Pattern ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Thin Walled ◽  
Initial Peak

Thin-walled tubes are widely used as energy absorption devices in automobiles, designed to protect the costly structures and people inside during an impact event through plastic deformation. They show excellent performance under axial loading in terms of weight efficiency, stroke distance and total energy absorption, but also have the disadvantage that the crushing force is not uniform during deformation process, especially with the existence of a high initial peak force. Recently, pattern design on tubular structures has received increasing attention. It has been found that, if the surface of a tube is pre-folded according to an origami pattern, the collapse mode of the tube can be altered, leading to changes in energy absorption performance. In this paper, we present a series of origami patterned tubes with a kite-shape pattern that is constructed by joining two pieces of Miura-ori. First of all, the geometry of the pattern is presented. We develop a theoretical model to predict the energy absorption associated with the axial crushing of the patterned tubes and derive a mathematical formula to calculate the mean crushing force accordingly. Secondly, a family of origami tubes with various profiles are designed, and their performances subjected to quasi-static axial crushing are numerically investigated. A parametric study is also conducted to establish the relationship between the pre-folded angle of the pattern and the initial peak force as well as the mean crushing force. Numerical results show that introducing patterns to thin-walled tubes offers three advantages in comparison with conventional tubes, i.e., a lower initial peak force, a more uniform crushing load, and a stable and repeatable collapse mode. A 36.0% increase in specific energy absorption and 67.2% reduction in initial peak force is achieved in the optimum case. The new origami patterned tubes show great promise as energy absorption devices.

scholarly journals Dynamic axial crushing Test to Thin-Walled Circular Tube Specimen and Evaluation of Its Energy Absorption Ability.

1999 ◽  
Vol 65 (635) ◽  
pp. 1622-1628
Author(s):  
Shinji TANIMURA ◽  
Koji MIMURA ◽  
Yuichi ISHIKAWA ◽  
Tsutomu UMEDA
Keyword(s):  
Energy Absorption ◽  
Circular Tube ◽  
Axial Crushing ◽  
Thin Walled

scholarly journals Axial Crushing Behavior of Aluminum Square Tube with Origami Pattern

2016 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 90 ◽  
Author(s):  
Prescilla Christy Albert ◽  
Amir Radzi Ab Ghani ◽  
Mohd Zaid Othman ◽  
Ahmad Mujahid Ahmad Zaidi
Keyword(s):  
Numerical Simulation ◽  
Energy Absorption ◽  
Testing Machine ◽  
Axial Crushing ◽  
Geometrical Shapes ◽  
Thin Walled Tube ◽  
Absorption Performance ◽  
Thin Walled ◽  
Crushing Behavior ◽  
Aluminum Alloy 6063

<span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 宋体; mso-font-kerning: 1.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;" lang="EN-US">The study of axial crushing behavior is important in designing crashworthy structures especially in automotive applications. The axial crushing of thin-walled tube has better energy absorption capability. Thus, introducing milled geometrical shapes on thin-walled tube may improve the energy absorption performance. The improvement of the crush response is determined through the reduction of the Initial Peak Force (IPF) and the increase of the Specific Energy Absorption (SEA). This was done by employing origami pattern milled on the surface of thin-walled square tube which was investigated experimentally and numerically. The material used for the tube was aluminum alloy 6063-T5. The simulation results were validated by experiments which were conducted using <span style="text-transform: uppercase;">Instron</span> 3382 Universal Testing Machine and <span style="text-transform: uppercase;">Instron Dynatup</span> 8250 Drop Hammer Machine. The numerical simulation then progressed by varying parameters such as dimensions and configurations of the origami pattern on the square tube. ABAQUS finite element (FE) software was used to conduct the numerical simulation. The result of employing the origami square pattern on square tube is expected to improve the crush response by lowering the IPF and increasing the SEA. The obtained results were then compared with the conventional square tube where the origami pattern on square tube enhanced the crush performance.</span>

scholarly journals Analysis of Energy Absorption Abilities of Thin-Walled Tubes by Impact Axial Crushing.

1997 ◽  
Vol 63 (605) ◽  
pp. 146-151
Author(s):  
Takahiro SOGO ◽  
Sadayuki UJIHASHI ◽  
Hiroyuki MATSUMOTO ◽  
Tadaharu ADACHI
Keyword(s):  
Energy Absorption ◽  
Axial Crushing ◽  
Thin Walled
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