期刊
ENGINEERING STRUCTURES
卷 196, 期 -, 页码 -出版社
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.engstruct.2019.04.074
关键词
Multicell; Axially-varying thickness; Crashworthiness; Energy absorption; Axial crushing
资金
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [51575172]
- Open Fund of the State Key Laboratory for Strength and Vibration of Mechanical Structures of Xi'an Jiaotong University [SV2017-KF-24]
- China Scholarship Council
- Hunan Provincial Innovation Foundation for Postgraduate [CX2017B078]
Multicell columns have becoming increasingly attractive in crashworthiness applications due to their high efficiency of material utilization. Meanwhile, an urgent need exists to develop new structures to achieve the aim of light weight without sacrificing crashworthiness. A novel multicell column with axially-varying thickness (AVT) is proposed in this study. Quasi-static crushing tests were firstly performed experimentally to investigate crushing behaviors. Subsequently, corresponding numerical simulation models were built, validated, and used to conduct a parametric study. Finally, analytical equations for the mean crushing force for AVT multicell columns were derived and used to assess the crashworthiness of multicell columns according to SFE (super folding element) method. The numerical results agreed well with experimental results in terms of deformation mode and crushing forces, and the theoretical predictions were validated by the experimental results. It was concluded that the thickness gradient of AVT multicell columns could effectively reduce the initial peak crushing force while maintaining energy absorption capacity over a long crushing distance. From this perspective, the AVT multicell columns demonstrated competitive advantages over uniform columns as energy absorbers. Moreover, the analytical prediction could be a powerful tool for designing crashworthy structures.
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