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Ghani, A., Hassan, M. (2013). AXIAL CRUSH BEHAVIOUR OF SQUARE COLUMN WITH EXTERNAL TAPERED PLUNGER. JES. Journal of Engineering Sciences, 41(No 4), 1498-1517. doi: 10.21608/jesaun.2013.114871
Amir R. A. Ghani; M. A. Hassan. "AXIAL CRUSH BEHAVIOUR OF SQUARE COLUMN WITH EXTERNAL TAPERED PLUNGER". JES. Journal of Engineering Sciences, 41, No 4, 2013, 1498-1517. doi: 10.21608/jesaun.2013.114871
Ghani, A., Hassan, M. (2013). 'AXIAL CRUSH BEHAVIOUR OF SQUARE COLUMN WITH EXTERNAL TAPERED PLUNGER', JES. Journal of Engineering Sciences, 41(No 4), pp. 1498-1517. doi: 10.21608/jesaun.2013.114871
Ghani, A., Hassan, M. AXIAL CRUSH BEHAVIOUR OF SQUARE COLUMN WITH EXTERNAL TAPERED PLUNGER. JES. Journal of Engineering Sciences, 2013; 41(No 4): 1498-1517. doi: 10.21608/jesaun.2013.114871

AXIAL CRUSH BEHAVIOUR OF SQUARE COLUMN WITH EXTERNAL TAPERED PLUNGER

Article 9, Volume 41, No 4, July and August 2013, Page 1498-1517  XML PDF (638.51 K)
Document Type: Research Paper
DOI: 10.21608/jesaun.2013.114871
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Authors
Amir R. A. Ghani email 1; M. A. Hassan2
1Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Universiti Teknologi MARA, 40450 Shah Alam, Selangor, MALAYSIA
2Mechanical Engineering Department, Assiut University, Faculty of Engineering Assiut, Egypt
Abstract
Thin-walled square columns are generally used as impact energy absorber in automotive structures due to their ease of fabrication and installation, high energy absorption capacity in terms of progressive plastic deformation and long stroke. However, the main drawback of standard square column is the high initial peak force. An external tapered plunger is proposed to overcome this shortcoming while at the same time, improving the impact performance. Static and dynamic axial crushing were performed by theoretical and finite element analysis to determine the initial peak force (IPF), crush force efficiency (CFE) and plastic specific energy absorption (SEA) of columns with external plunger of various taper angles. The simulations results were validated by experiments. It was found that the external plunger significantly enhanced the column impact performance and the deformation characteristics as well. Comparison with plain square column was carried out and it was found that the concentric plunger reduced the initial peak force and increased the crush force efficiency for both static and dynamic loading conditions.
Keywords
Crush behavior; Energy absorption; Progressive failure; Square column; Finite element analysis
Main Subjects
Mechanical, Power, Production, Design and Mechatronics Engineering.
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