%P 61-67
%T Experimental investigation of energy absorption of partially wrapped thin-walled aluminium-glass/epoxy tube subjected to quasi-static loading
%V 904 MS
%I Trans Tech Publications Ltd
%A T. Abbas
%A H.H. Ya
%A M.Z. Abdullah
%O cited By 0; Conference of 5th International Conference on Metallurgy Technology and Materials, ICMTM 2017 ; Conference Date: 15 April 2017 Through 16 April 2017; Conference Code:196869
%J Materials Science Forum
%L scholars9200
%D 2017
%R 10.4028/www.scientific.net/MSF.904.61
%K Aluminum; Energy absorption; Epoxy resins; Failure modes; Filament winding; Glass fibers; Metallurgy; Testing; Thin walled structures, Aluminium tubes; Circular tubes; Energy absorption capability; Experimental investigations; Filament winding process; Quasi-static loading; Testing machine; Thin-walled, Tubes (components)
%X This paper describes the failure modes and energy absorption capability of partially wrapped aluminium-glass/epoxy tubes, subjected to quasi-static loading. �These tubes are used in aircraft and automobiles applications. Aluminium tubes were partially wrapped with 4, 6 and 8 glass/epoxy layers, using filament winding process. The 90� fiber orientation was used for glass/epoxy layers. Quasi-static loading of partially wrapped tubes was carried out at 5mm/min speed, using the universal �testing machine. The experimental results revealed that partially wrapped aluminium tubes are 42.54, 47.77 and 28.91 more �efficient in energy absorption as compared to the simple aluminium tubes. Furthermore, the effect of glass/epoxy layers on �failure modes has also been described. © 2017 Trans Tech Publications, Switzerland.