Axial Crushing of Hybrid Square Sandwich Composite Vehicle Hollow Bodyshells
2001-01-3296
10/01/2001
- Event
- Content
- Two different structural configurations of hybrid sandwich composite rail vehicle tubular component, made of foam-cored composite sandwich panels with integral FRP energy absorbing inserts, are examined under axial loading. The mechanical response of these small-scale bodyshells under impact conditions is investigated both at macro- and microscale. Failure modes and the energy absorbing characteristics of the collapsed structural components are analyzed, taking into account the effect of material and design parameters.
- Pages
- 8
- Citation
- Mamalis, A., Manolakos, D., Ioannidis, M., and Kostazos, P., "Axial Crushing of Hybrid Square Sandwich Composite Vehicle Hollow Bodyshells," SAE Technical Paper 2001-01-3296, 2001, https://doi.org/10.4271/2001-01-3296.