Design of thin wall structures for energy absorption applications: Enhancement of crashworthiness due to axial and oblique impact forces

• Main Authors: Tarlochan F., Samer F., Hamouda A.M.S., Ramesh S., Khalid K.
• Other Authors: 9045273600
• Format: Article
• Published: 2023
• Subjects: Axial impact; Crashworthiness; Energy absorption; Oblique impact; Thin walled structures; Cross-sectional shape; Crush force efficiency; Multi-criteria decision making; Performance criterion; Performance parameters; Thin-wall structures; Design
• Institution: Universiti Tenaga Nasional

This paper describes a computationally aided design process of a thin wall structure subject to dynamic compression in both axial and oblique directions. Several different cross sectional shapes of thin walled structures subjected to direct and oblique loads were compared initially to obtain the cro...