Mechainical Engineering Department, Bu Ali Sina University
Abstract
Thin-walled energy absorbers are used to reduce accident induced damages. In this study, thin-walled stainless steel structures in quasi-hemisphere geometry were subjected under quasi-static loading with Santam 150KN apparatus. Experimental results were compared with results of numerical simulations by LS-DYNA and it was shown that there is a good agreement between experimental and numerical results. Also, the multi-cell quasi-hemisphere specimens were numerically investigated and it was presented that increasing the number of cells increases the absorbed energy. The results showed that Six-cell specimen with the largest diameter and the minimum thickness has the most increase of Specific Absorbed Energy (SAE).
Parsapour, M. (2014). Experimental and Numerical Studies on the Characteristics of Simple and Multi-cell Shapes of Quasi-hemisphere Thin-walled Structures. International Journal of Engineering, 27(8), 1307-1316.
MLA
Masoud Parsapour. "Experimental and Numerical Studies on the Characteristics of Simple and Multi-cell Shapes of Quasi-hemisphere Thin-walled Structures". International Journal of Engineering, 27, 8, 2014, 1307-1316.
HARVARD
Parsapour, M. (2014). 'Experimental and Numerical Studies on the Characteristics of Simple and Multi-cell Shapes of Quasi-hemisphere Thin-walled Structures', International Journal of Engineering, 27(8), pp. 1307-1316.
VANCOUVER
Parsapour, M. Experimental and Numerical Studies on the Characteristics of Simple and Multi-cell Shapes of Quasi-hemisphere Thin-walled Structures. International Journal of Engineering, 2014; 27(8): 1307-1316.
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