Finite Element Analysis of the Lateral Crushing Behavior of Segmented Composite Tubes

10.6451/JETE.200903.0001

Frank Ratter；Dennis Lueddeke；Shyh-Chour Huang

Composite Tubes ； Dynamic Crushing Behavior ； Finite Element Method

工程科技與教育學刊

6卷1期（2009 / 03 / 01）

1 - 16

英文

This paper aims to develop a finite element model for a lateral crushing behavior of segmented composite tubes. In the first step, the finite element modeling is established. Then, the model is modified according to the experimental results. Once the model was proven do yield the correct results, dynamic crushing was simulated. We varied the tube's geometry and the composite's material properties to make conclusions about the optimum composite tube configuration.