The static and dynamic axial collapse of fibreglass composite automotive frame rails

Mamalis, AG; Manolakos, DE; Demosthenous, GA; Ioannidis, MB

dc.contributor.author	Mamalis, AG	en
dc.contributor.author	Manolakos, DE	en
dc.contributor.author	Demosthenous, GA	en
dc.contributor.author	Ioannidis, MB	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-03-01T01:12:24Z
dc.date.available	2014-03-01T01:12:24Z
dc.date.issued	1996	en
dc.identifier.issn	0263-8223	en
dc.identifier.uri	https://dspace.lib.ntua.gr/xmlui/handle/123456789/12098
dc.subject	Cross Section	en
dc.subject	Glass Fibre	en
dc.subject	Theoretical Analysis	en
dc.subject	Strain Rate	en
dc.subject.classification	Materials Science, Composites	en
dc.subject.other	Approximation theory	en
dc.subject.other	Automobile frames	en
dc.subject.other	Automobile parts and equipment	en
dc.subject.other	Compression testing	en
dc.subject.other	Crashworthiness	en
dc.subject.other	Energy absorption	en
dc.subject.other	Failure (mechanical)	en
dc.subject.other	Fracture	en
dc.subject.other	Strain rate	en
dc.subject.other	Collapse mechanism	en
dc.subject.other	Head on collision	en
dc.subject.other	Glass fiber reinforced plastics	en
dc.subject.other	automotive	en
dc.subject.other	composites	en
dc.subject.other	glass-fibre-reinforced	en
dc.subject.other	textiles	en
dc.subject.other	theoretical analysis	en
dc.title	The static and dynamic axial collapse of fibreglass composite automotive frame rails	en
heal.type	journalArticle	en
heal.identifier.primary	10.1016/0263-8223(95)00134-4	en
heal.identifier.secondary	http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0263-8223(95)00134-4	en
heal.language	English	en
heal.publicationDate	1996	en
heal.abstract	An automotive frame rail of hourglass cross-section, made of a glass fibre/ vinylester composite, was designed for use in the apron construction of the car in order to obtain a high degree of crashworthiness at this location of the car body. The crashworthy behaviour of this structural component in axial compression at various strain rates (head-on collision) was studied experimentally. The modes of collapse at macroscopic scale, the microscopic fracture patterns and the energy absorbing capability of such rail beams were examined and discussed. A theoretical analysis of the collapse mechanism of the components tested under axial compression is proposed leading to a good approximation of the energy absorbed during crushing.	en
heal.publisher	ELSEVIER SCI LTD	en
heal.journalName	Composite Structures	en
dc.identifier.doi	10.1016/0263-8223(95)00134-4	en
dc.identifier.isi	ISI:A1996TW94400008	en
dc.identifier.volume	34	en
dc.identifier.issue	1	en
dc.identifier.spage	77	en
dc.identifier.epage	90	en