Experimental and numerical simulation of hollow structure under compression loading

Kassim A. Abdullah, J. S. Mohamed Ali, Yulfian Aminanda

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Abstract

Buckling and crushing behaviour of hollow structure was studied through experiments and numerical simulation. The experimental material was a thin aluminium square tube (38 x 38, 1.2 mm thick). Quasi-static crushing load was applied using a Universal Testing Machine, Shimadzu Autograph (AG-X) series which uses TRAPEZIUMX software for control and data logging. Finite element simulation of the crushing test was done using LS-DYNA software. Results of the two analyses were compared and found in good agreement. The study provides an insight on ways to increasing energy absorption of light weight aluminium tubes. The simulation procedure can be used for further investigation of aluminium tubes of different cross section areas and geometries.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationAdvances in Manufacturing and Materials Engineering
Pages651-654
Number of pages4
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2012
Externally publishedYes
EventInternational Conference on Advances in Manufacturing and Materials Engineering, ICAMME 2012 - Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Duration: Jul 3 2012Jul 5 2012

Publication series

NameAdvanced Materials Research
Volume576
ISSN (Print)1022-6680

Conference

ConferenceInternational Conference on Advances in Manufacturing and Materials Engineering, ICAMME 2012
Country/TerritoryMalaysia
CityKuala Lumpur
Period7/3/127/5/12

Keywords

  • Axial collapse
  • Crashworthiness
  • Energy absorption
  • Lightweight tubes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Engineering(all)

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