Energy Absorption of Expanding Composite Tubes

• Main Author: Tay, Yi Xiang
• Other Authors: Chai Gin Boay
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: 2016
• Subjects: DRNTU::Engineering
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/67920
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Thin-walled metal tubes have been the norm for energy absorption applications in vehicular structures. In attempt to improve their crashworthiness, composite materials which possess superior qualities were used to wrap these metal tubes so as to increase their energy absorption capability. Past stud...