EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATION ON THE MAXIMUM AXIAL FORCE OF AN ALUMINUM SQUARE COLUMN

Authors

  • Hafizi Lukman Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM), 40450 Shah Alam,Selangor, Malaysia.
  • Amir Radzi Ab. Ghani Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM), 40450 Shah Alam,Selangor, Malaysia.
  • Hafizan Hashim Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM), 40450 Shah Alam,Selangor, Malaysia.
  • Mohd Adzureen Bin Zulkefli Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM), 40450 Shah Alam,Selangor, Malaysia.
  • M Mahat Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM), 40450 Shah Alam,Selangor, Malaysia.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11113/jt.v76.5909

Keywords:

Crush, quasi-static and compressive load, specific energy absorption, initial peak force, thin-walled column

Abstract

Energy absorption is one of the characteristics that must be included especially in transportation systems. This property dissipates kinetic energy during collisions. Normally, industries use thin wall structures because of their ease of fabrication, high performance, and low cost. This study determines the first peak force and energy absorption of an aluminum square column. The square columns prepared with various design patterns exhibited different results. The designs showed favorable results in terms of increasing the specific energy absorption and reducing the initial peak force. To achieve the project objective, this project conducted two types of analyses using INSTRON 3382 for the experimental analysis.

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Published

2015-10-17

Issue

Vol. 76 No. 11: Advances In Mechanical Engineering

Section

Science and Engineering

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EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATION ON THE MAXIMUM AXIAL FORCE OF AN ALUMINUM SQUARE COLUMN. (2015). Jurnal Teknologi (Sciences & Engineering), 76(11). https://doi.org/10.11113/jt.v76.5909