Title of article :
EXPERIMENTAL STUDY OF COMPOSITE STRUCTURES IN AUTOMOTIVE APPLICATIONS
Author/Authors :
Aljibori, Hakim S. Sultan University Malaysia - Faculty of Engineering - Mechanical Engineering Department, Malaysia , Badruddin, Irfan Anjum University Sains Malaysia - School of Mechanical Engineering, MALAYSIA , Badarudin, A. university of malaya - Faculty of Engineering - Mechanical Engineering Department, Malaysia , Chong, W.T. university of malaya - Faculty of Engineering - Mechanical Engineering Department, Malaysia
Abstract :
The fuel efficiency and emission gas regulation of passenger cars are two important issues nowadays. The best way to increase fuel efficiency without sacrificing safety is to employ fibre-reinforced composite materials in the body of cars because fibre-reinforced composite materials have higher specific strengths than those of steel. This was one of the motivating factors behind this paper. A two-phase program to improve the specific energy absorbed by axially crushed composite collapsible tubular energy absorber devices was undertaken. In the first phase, examining of the crushing behaviour of nontriggered tubes (NTT). The second phase is aimed at obtaining the best position for the triggered wall and effect of triggered wall position of composite circular tubes to the axial crushing load. The experimental results demonstrated the strong potential benefits of optimizing the material distribution
Keywords :
Triggered wall, Shape , Composite , Energy Absorber
Journal title :
International Journal of Mechanical and Materials Engineering
Journal title :
International Journal of Mechanical and Materials Engineering
