Abstract: Experiments on filled and empty circular thin walled Aluminium AA6063 tubes with varying L/D ratios have been performed to study load compression and energy absorbed for quasi static axial and oblique loading. Dependence of deformation characteristics and energy absorption responses have been studied. Energy absorption was measured from load-displacement graph obtained from UTM using MATLAB. Tubes were clamped at the lower end and axial and oblique loads were applied by applying a force at upper end with different angles to the centreline of column. Peak loads and absorbed energies have been compared for filled and empty tubes for same L/D ratio. Experimental results are used to determine energy absorption capacity due to plastic deformation of thin walled tube. The goal of the research was to study the interaction between the forming and crash response of Al AA6063 in order to evaluate its potential for use in vehicle design for crashworthiness.
Keywords: Aluminium tube, axial compression, Crashworthiness, Energy absorption, thin walled circular tube.
Title: COLLAPSE BEHAVIOUR AND ENERGY ABSORPTION OF ALUMINIUM TUBES FILLED WITH WOOD SAWDUST
Author: Raj Kiran, Nimish Khandelwal, Pushkar Tripathi
International Journal of Engineering Research and Reviews
ISSN 2348-697X (Online),
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