STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS OF SANDWICH THIN-WALLED HOLLOW CYLINDRICAL TUBES WITH ALUMINUM FOAM FILLER SUBJECTED TO LOW VELOCITY AXIAL LOAD USING NUMERICAL SIMULATION

Authors

  • Hung Anh Ly Department of Aerospace Engineering, Faculty of Transportation Engineering, Ho Chi Minh City - University of Technology
  • Van Nhat Vu Nguyen Department of Aerospace Engineering, Faculty of Transportation Engineering, Ho Chi Minh City - University of Technology
  • Thinh Thai-Quang Department of Aerospace Engineering, Faculty of Transportation Engineering, Ho Chi Minh City - University of Technology
  • Hiep Hung Nguyen Department of Aerospace Engineering, Faculty of Transportation Engineering, Ho Chi Minh City - University of Technology

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11113/aej.v5.15458

Abstract

Impact safety and weight-saving are two important criteria for energy-absorbing structures in train, car and aircraft design. Innovations in light-weight material such as metallic cellular material, aluminum foam have developed significantly; it opens many researches to enhance capability of energy absorber. Research on structure of sandwich thin-walled cylindrical tubes with aluminum foam filler has been conducted much; however, the number of researches focusing on sandwich thin-walled hollow cylindrical tubes with aluminum foam filler is limited. This paper presents numerical analyses of sandwich thin-walled hollow cylindrical tubes with aluminum foam filler subjected to low velocity axial loading using a non-linear finite element method. The objective is to predict and compare the behavior of these structures in absorbing energy.

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Published

2014-11-26

Issue

Vol. 5 No. 2 (2015): December 2015 Part A

Section

Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering

How to Cite

STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS OF SANDWICH THIN-WALLED HOLLOW CYLINDRICAL TUBES WITH ALUMINUM FOAM FILLER SUBJECTED TO LOW VELOCITY AXIAL LOAD USING NUMERICAL SIMULATION. (2014). ASEAN Engineering Journal, 5(2), 17-27. https://doi.org/10.11113/aej.v5.15458