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Nature-inspired cellular structure design for electric vehicle battery compartment: Application to crashworthiness
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MDPI AG
, 2020 , Article)
This paper discusses the potential of using lightweight nature-inspired cellular structured designs as energy absorbers in crashworthiness applications for electric vehicles (EV). As EVs are becoming popular with their ...
Collapse behavior of thin-walled corrugated tapered tubes
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Elsevier Ltd
, 2017 , Article)
Thin-walled structures have been widely used in energy absorption and safety applications such as automotive, due to their lightweight and progressive folding modes. This work studies the collapse behavior and energy ...
Numerical simulation of a novel expanded metal tubular structure for crashworthiness application
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Institute of Physics Publishing
, 2015 , Conference Paper)
Search for new geometries and materials that would serve in crashworthiness applications is a cumulative process. Recent studies investigated the performance of expanded metal tubes and the possible ways to enhance its ...
An experimental validation of numerical model for top-hat tubular structure subjected to axial crush
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MDPI AG
, 2021 , Article)
Vehicle crashworthiness is an important aspect to consider when designing a vehicle to ensure the safety of the occupants. Besides this, vehicles are also designed to reduce weight for better fuel economics. One possible ...
A novel axially half corrugated thin-walled tube for energy absorption under Axial loading
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Elsevier Ltd
, 2019 , Article)
In this paper, tubes with different axial corrugations were studied under axial loading. Accordingly, a new axially half-corrugated thin-walled tube was developed to improve the energy absorption characteristics. The forming ...
Collapse behavior of thin-walled corrugated tapered tubes under oblique impact
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Elsevier Ltd
, 2018 , Article)
Thin-walled structures are used in safety applications such as automotive vehicles and locomotives because of their efficient energy absorption, light weight, and reduced manufacturing cost. The performance of these ...
Axial crushing behavior and energy absorption efficiency of corrugated tubes
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Elsevier, Ltd
, 2014 , Technical Report)
This paper presents the effect of corrugations on the crushing behavior, energy absorption, and failure mode of circular aluminum tubes. Experimental investigations were carried out on five geometrical types of corrugated ...
Design of thin wall structures for energy absorption applications: Enhancement of crashworthiness due to axial and oblique impact forces
(2013 , Article)
This paper describes a computationally aided design process of a thin wall structure subject to dynamic compression in both axial and oblique directions. Several different cross sectional shapes of thin walled structures ...
Crashworthiness of pre-impacted glass/epoxy composite tubes
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Elsevier Ltd
, 2016 , Conference Paper)
Composite materials currently have several uses, including aeronautical, marine, and piping applications. Composites are well-known for their specific strength and stiffness; however, the tolerance of composites to ...
Energy absorption capability of date palm leaf fiber reinforced epoxy composites rectangular tubes
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Elsevier Ltd
, 2019 , Article)
This paper introduces the date palm leaf fiber (DPLF) as a possible natural fiber candidate to the automotive applications. An extensive experimental program has been carried out to examine the energy absorption capability ...