The energy-absorbing characteristics of tubular structures with geometric and material modifications: an overview

SCK Yuen, GN Nurick - 2008 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
For better crashworthiness performance, vehicles must protect its occupants by maintaining
structural integrity and converting the large amount of kinetic energy into other forms of …

Crashworthiness parameters and their improvement using tubes as an energy absorbing structure: an overview

S Bhutada, MD Goel - International journal of crashworthiness, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
This work overviews the axial crushing behaviour of tube in absorbing kinetic energy
produced due to impact collision. Key insights on crash mechanics of crumple zone are …

Crashworthiness of a hybrid tube with an auxetic layer

S Huo, Z Gao, D Ruan - Engineering Failure Analysis, 2022 - Elsevier
Hybrid tubes of different forms have been designed and used in various sectors such as
automotive, medical, pipeline, and aerospace industries for protective equipment …

The effect of FRP thickness on energy absorption of metal-FRP square tubes subjected to axial compressive loading

R Kalhor, SW Case - Composite Structures, 2015 - Elsevier
Hybrid square tubes made from S2 glass/epoxy composites and 304 stainless steel with
different fiber orientation, stacking sequence, and thickness are tested under quasi-static …

Quasi-static axial crush response and energy absorption of composite wrapped metallic thin-walled tube

H Taghipoor, A Eyvazian - Journal of the Brazilian Society of Mechanical …, 2022 - Springer
In the present research, the energy absorption and collapse behaviors of composite-coated
corrugation-reinforced cylindrical absorbers were studied. The composite-coating of the …

Crashworthiness performance of thin-walled, square tubes with circular hole discontinuities under high-speed impact loading

H Taghipoor, A Ghiaskar… - International journal of …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
This paper presents an experimental investigation about the effect of the hole on the
crushing force of thin tubes with the square cross-section under axial impact with a high …

Progressive axial crushing behaviour of Al6061-T6 alloy tubes with geometrical modifications under impact loading

S Bhutada, MD Goel - Thin-Walled Structures, 2023 - Elsevier
Axial crushing of tubes with multiple patterns of cut-outs is studied using numerical analysis.
Commercially available finite element ABAQUS/Explicit® package is used to simulate the …

Optimum crashworthiness design of tapered thin-walled tubes with lateral circular cutouts

A Taştan, E Acar, MA Güler, Ü Kılınçkaya - Thin-Walled Structures, 2016 - Elsevier
In this paper, the effects of introducing lateral circular cutouts on crash performances of
tapered thin-walled tubes are explored within a simulation-driven surrogate-based multi …

Study on the crashworthiness of windowed multi-cell square tubes under axial and oblique impact

TN Tran - Thin-Walled Structures, 2020 - Elsevier
The crumpling of aluminium alloy AA6060 T4 thin-walled tubes when subjected to axial and
oblique impact is often experienced in collisions. Tubes with holes (so-called windows) and …

Local reinforcement of adhesively bonded square shape aluminum energy absorber with CFRP under quasi-static axial loading: An experimental and numerical study

A Keshavarzi, HS Googarchin - International Journal of Adhesion and …, 2024 - Elsevier
This study presents experimental and numerical investigations on the effects of composite
ply angle, thickness and number of layers on energy absorption behavior of adhesively …