Prospect of composite tubes based on bi-materials for weight reduction of vehicles

• Main Authors: Abbas, T., Haji Ya, H., Zaki Abdullah, M., Hassan, S., Javaid, M.Y.
• Format: Book
• Published: Springer Singapore 2019
• Online Access: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85085838359&doi=10.1007%2f978-981-15-0102-9_3&partnerID=40&md5=08030e5f79cc4abac196238715b3b6b7; http://eprints.utp.edu.my/23478/
• Institution: Universiti Teknologi Petronas

This chapter provides a study related to energy absorption and failure modes of thin-walled tubes under axial compression. The study was to focuses on partial wrapping of light-weight thin-walled aluminium tube with glass/epoxy, which is very significant to enhance the safety of automobiles. Partial...