Journal article
Effects of elastic–plastic behaviour on the axial crush response of square tubes
Abstract
Axial crushing of square tubes is widely studied for their energy absorption characteristics that are similar to automotive structural components. In this paper, the effects of the elastic–plastic behaviour of lightweight alloys on the steady state crush force, peak crush force, energy absorption and crush efficiency response of the axial crushing of square tubes are studied. Axial crush simulations are performed on square crush tubes where the …
Authors
Kohar CP; Mohammadi M; Mishra RK; Inal K
Journal
Thin-Walled Structures, Vol. 93, , pp. 64–87
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
August 2015
DOI
10.1016/j.tws.2015.02.023
ISSN
0263-8231