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Numerical and experimental investigation of the strength of corrugated board packages
Author(s) -
Biancolini M. E.,
Brutti C.
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
packaging technology and science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.365
H-Index - 50
eISSN - 1099-1522
pISSN - 0894-3214
DOI - 10.1002/pts.609
Subject(s) - buckling , corrugated fiberboard , finite element method , paperboard , structural engineering , homogenization (climate) , experimental data , compression test , test data , compression (physics) , engineering , materials science , mechanical engineering , composite material , mathematics , biodiversity , ecology , statistics , software engineering , biology
The buckling behaviour of corrugated paper packages was studied by means of an experimental and theoretical analysis. Mechanical behaviour of paperboard was first evaluated experimentally, then a local geometry FEM model, able to reproduce with a very good accuracy buckling loads obtained experimentally in the standard edge compression test, was developed. In order to investigate the buckling of a complete package, a finite element ‘corrugated board’ was introduced by means of a dedicated homogenization procedure. The FEM model of the package, assembled with this new element, can accurately predict the experimental data of incipient buckling observed during the standard box compression test, despite the few degrees of freedom and the minimal computational effort. Copyright © 2003 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.