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Bending Crush Resistance of Partially Foam‐Filled Sections
Author(s) -
Santosa S.,
Banhart J.,
Wierzbicki T.
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
advanced engineering materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.938
H-Index - 114
eISSN - 1527-2648
pISSN - 1438-1656
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1527-2648(200004)2:4<223::aid-adem223>3.0.co;2-j
Subject(s) - materials science , composite material , bending , impact energy , collision , intrusion , structural engineering , collision resistance , engineering , computer science , computer security , geochemistry , geology , hash function , hash table , double hashing
Potential applications of foam‐filled sections are for the automotive structures. A foam‐filled section can be used for the front rail and firewall structures to absorb impact energy during frontal or side collision. In the case of biaxial loading where bending and axial compression are involved in the crushing mechanics, the foam filler will be significant in maintaining progressive crushing of the thin‐walled structures so that more impact energy can be absorbed. In the case of side collision, the foam‐filled section can be used to strengthen the B‐pillar structure to avoid severe intrusion in the passenger compartment.