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

Abstract:

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.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volume 437)
• Pages: 158-163
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.437.158
• Online since: October 2013
• Authors: Wei Liang Dai*, Xu Guang Li, Qing Chun Wang
• Keywords: Axial Compression, Energy-Absorbing Capacity, Stiffen Tube, Thin-Walled Tubes

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