Title :
Axial behavior of steel tube wrapped by composite as energy absorber under compressive load
Author :
Lima, Reza Mehryari ; Ismarrubie, Z.N. ; Zainudin, E.S. ; Tang, S.H.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Mech. & Manuf., Univ. Putra Malaysia (UPM), Serdang, Malaysia
Abstract :
Beside the mechanisms such as ABS and airbag, energy absorbers are one of the most important structures which can protect occupants during impact collisions. In this paper, the purpose concerns the crashworthiness of the widely used vehicle structure, circular metallic thin-walled tubes. For improving crashworthiness parameters and using benefits of metal and composite with together, metallic tube wrapped by composite. An experimental investigation was carried out to study the energy absorption characteristics of this structure subjected to quasi-static axial loading. Different number of composite layer and fiber orientation made of E-glass direct roving and polyester resin investigated to develop the optimum structural members.
Keywords :
impact (mechanical); pipes; resins; shock absorbers; thin wall structures; ABS; E-glass direct roving; airbag; axial behavior; circular metallic thin-walled tubes; compressive load; crashworthiness parameters; energy absorber; energy absorption; impact collisions; polyester resin; quasi-static axial loading; steel tube; vehicle structure; Absorption; Computer crashes; Electron tubes; Optical fiber devices; Optical fiber testing; Steel; Vehicles; Energy absorber; Quasi-static; Thin-walled; composite;
Conference_Titel :
Business, Engineering and Industrial Applications (ISBEIA), 2011 IEEE Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Langkawi
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1548-8
DOI :
10.1109/ISBEIA.2011.6088784
