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Energy absorption capability of thin-walled aluminium tubes under crash loading
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Universiti Malaysia Pahang
, 2015 , Article)
This paper investigates the interaction of design factors such as tube thickness, tube length, and tube cross-sectional aspect ratio, along with friction and impacting mass on crashworthiness parameters such as specific ...
Crushing behavior of hybrid hexagonal/octagonal cellular composite system: All made of carbon fiber reinforced epoxy
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Elsevier, Ltd
, 2014 , Article)
Cellular carbon fiber-reinforced plastic (CFRP) composites, either unfilled or filled with foam, may be of interest for energy absorption application due to their improved crashworthiness. In the current paper, new ...
Crushing behavior of hybrid hexagonal/octagonal cellular composite system: Aramid/carbon hybrid composite
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Elsevier, Ltd
, 2014 , Article)
In the current paper a series of experiments were conducted to assess the crashworthiness of cellular hexagonal/octagonal composite device. Each device composed of 6 cells of carbon fiber reinforced composite (CFRP). ...
Experimental analysis of additively manufactured thin-walled heat-treated circular tubes with slits using AlSi10Mg alloy by quasi-static axial crushing test
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Elsevier Ltd
, 2019 , Article)
In this study, additively manufactured aluminum thin-walled tubes with different slit dimensions are proposed to improve energy absorption efficiency. A total of 18 samples, which varied in the number of slits, slit length, ...
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 ...
Modeling and optimization of the crushing behavior and energy absorption of plain weave composite hexagonal quadruple ring systems using artificial neural network
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Elsevier Ltd
, 2019 , Article)
Composite structures are being increasingly utilized in the automotive industry for their lightweight and specific energy absorption capabilities. Recently, the Composite Hexagonal Quadruple Ring System (CHQRS) has been ...
Filler strengthening of foam-filled energy absorption devices using CFRP beams
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Elsevier Ltd
, 2017 , Article)
The crashworthiness of fiber reinforced plastics (FRP) is attracting more interest as they are currently contributing to several industries. In the present study, internally strengthened foam-filled rectangular carbon fiber ...
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 ...
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 ...
Composite Hat Structure Design for Vehicle Safety: Potential Application to B-Pillar and Door Intrusion Beam
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MDPI
, 2022 , Article)
Regarding crashworthiness, many published works have focused on designing thinwalled structures for frontal collisions compared to side-impact collisions. This paper presents an experimental investigation and finite element ...