International Journal of Engineering Research
  • Year: 2015
  • Volume: 4
  • Issue: 7

Comparative Study of the Energy Absorption Capacities of XPS and XPE Foam Filled Aluminium Square Tubes under Quasi-Static Axial Compression

  • Author:
  • R Suman Bargav, K. S. Venkataswamy, P. M. Suresh
  • Total Page Count: 5
  • Page Number: 368 to 372

Department of Mechanical Engineering, KSIT, Bangalore

*Corresponding Email: suman.bargav@gmail.com

Online published on 8 November, 2017.

Abstract

Quasi-static compression tests were performed on empty and foam filled Aluminium square tubes. Two different foam types: Extended Polystyrene (XPS) and Extended Polyethylene (XPE) were used to fill the empty tubes. In this paper experimental and numerical simulations were performed to investigate the effect of foam filling on crashworthiness parameters.

Keywords

XPS, XPE, Specific Energy absorption, Crush Force efficiency