TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2001//
TI  - Axial Crushing of Hybrid Square Sandwich Composite Vehicle Hollow Bodyshells With Reinforced Core: Experimental
JO  - International journal of crashworthiness
A1  - Mamalis, A. G.
A1  - Manolakos, D. E.
A1  - Ioannidis, M. B.
A1  - Kostazos, P. K.
SP  - 363
EP  - 375
VL  - 6
IS  - 3
N2  - A new structural configuration of hybrid sandwich composite rail vehicle tubular component made of foam-cored composite sandwich panels with integral FRP cylindrical energy absorbing inserts, is examined under axial loading. The mechanical response as well as the crashworthy behaviour of these small-scale bodyshells is investigated both at macro- and microscale. Failure modes and the energy absorbing characteristics of the collapsed structural components are analyzed, taking into account the effect of material and design parameters. Furthermore, great in-depth effort is spent in exploring different triggering conditions as a function of energy absorbing efficiency.     <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1358-8265
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -