Journal
THIN-WALLED STRUCTURES
Volume 174, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.tws.2022.109121
Keywords
Braided-textile reinforced tubular structure; Crushing; Tapering effect; Foam filling effect
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Funding
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [119 72184, U20A20286]
- China National Key Laboratory Foundation of Science and Technology on Materials under Shock and Impact [6142902200203]
- Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province of China [BK20201286]
- Science and Technology Project of Jiangsu Province of China [BE2020716]
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This study designs and manufactures braided-textile reinforced conical tubular structures and investigates the effects of tapering on the structure and energy absorption characteristics. The results show that compared to single-layer conical tubes, double-layer conical tubes have better energy absorption performance, and foam filling has a positive impact on overall energy absorption, although multi-layer structures reduce the effectiveness of foam filling.
Carbon fiber reinforced composite (CFRC) tubes and polyurethane foams have been widely applied as lightweight energy absorbing elements. The purpose of this paper is to design and make braided-textile reinforced conical tubular structures and investigate the tapering effects on the textile structure and energy absorption (EA) characteristics. Single-layer CFRC conical tubes, double-layer CFRC conical tubes and foam filled CFRC conical tubes were manufactured and their axial compression behaviors were tested and compared. The crushing modes and EA evaluation indexes were revealed and discussed. Compared with straight circular tubes, conical tubes have more progressive folding and much better crushing force efficiency (CFE). Compared with single-layer conical tube, the crushing mode of double-layer conical tube changes from diamond folding to concertina folding and the EA is increased by 4.5 to 6.9 times. The specific energy absorption (SEA) of tube D40/50 reaches 25.983 J/g, increased by 142.2% compared with that of the single-layer conical tube. Foam filling is beneficial to the total EA and improves the CFE to 100%, but multi-layer will reduce the foam filling effect.
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