Experimental and Numerical Study of the Energy Absorbed with Various Thickness of Thin Rectangular and Square Sections

Abstract:

Impact is one of very important subjects which always have been considered in mechanical science. Nature of impact is such that which makes its control a hard task. Therefore it is required to present the transfer of impact to other vulnerable part of a structure, when it is necessary, one of the best method of absorbing energy of impact , is by using Thin-walled tubes these tubes collapses under impact and with absorption of energy, it prevents the damage to other parts. Purpose of recent study is to survey the deformation and energy absorption of tubes with different type of cross section (rectangular or square) and with similar volumes, height, mean cross section, and material under loading. Lateral loading of tubes are quasi-static type and beside as numerical analysis, also experimental experiences has been performed to evaluate the accuracy of the results. Results from the surveys is indicates that in a same conditions which mentioned above, samples with square cross section ,absorb more energy compare to rectangular cross section, and also by increscent in thickness, energy absorption would be more.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volumes 229-231)
• Pages: 1120-1124
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.229-231.1120
• Online since: November 2012
• Authors: Sajjad Dehghanpour, Sobhan Dehghanpour
• Keywords: Energy Absorption, In-Plane Loading, LS-DYNA

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