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Impact Energy
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ANN PAVITHRA .J(1VI07ME007)
CHETHAN .G (1VI07ME012)
CHETHANA.K (1VI07ME014)
SUNITHA .H.C (1VI07ME051)
3
2
1
The specimen was placed b/w jaws of the UTM and data (diameter,
length, thickness, type of loading,material) were input to the
computer which is associated with the UTM.
45
1
40
35
8
7
30
4 5 6
2 3
Load (kN)
25
20
15
10
0
0 12 24 36 48 60 72 84 96 108 120
Displacement (mm)
Yield stress 1
y *VHN
3
Energy absorbed
Table 2.0
Comparison of specific energy absorption
Empty Tubes
Material
Theoretical experimental
Table 3.0
SPECIFIC ENERGY ABSORPTION CAPACITIES
35
Experimental
30 Theoretical
25
S.E.A in kJ/kg
20
15
28.7 6.10
25.5
4.90
10
2.11
1.30 13.3 13.6
5
0
AL-2.5 AL-1.5
APPLICATIONS
Auto-mobiles
* Bikes used for sport biking (as shock absorbers)
* cars, trucks, buses, trains
T. Y. Reddy (1978), Impact energy absorption using laterally compressed metal tubes,
dissertation, University of Cambridge.
Roslan Ahmad (1990) Axial Compression of Thin Metal Tubes, dissertation, University of
Manchester.
S. R. Reid, and T. Y. Reddy (1978), Effect of strain hardening on the lateral compression of
tubes between rigid plates, Intl. J. Solid Structures, 14, pp 213-225.
T. Y. Reddy and S.R Reid (1979) , On obtaining material properties from ring compression test.
Nucl. Engg Design 52, 257-263.