Paperboard tubes failure due to lateral compression-experimental and numerical study

The work provides an analysis of paperboard tubes subjected to transversal compression force. The investigations were performed for 8 tubes of different radii and different wall thicknesses. The number of layers for detailed pipe ranged from 4 up to 13. The each layer of the paper was modelled with orthotropic material properties. To compare the obtained results of experimental tests, numerical simulations of considered tubes in Ansys 16.2 (R) software were conducted. The calculations were carried out for total failure of pipes using the anisotropic Hill potential theory to implement progressive phase of damage. The scores of investigations were compared with each other and discussed.