Crashworthiness analysis of polymer composites under axial and oblique impact loading - ScienceDirect
A study was made to evaluate the design variables that affect the crashworthiness parameters of an energy absorber while dissipating the crash forces during road vehicle accidents. In order to find out causes, nonlinear crushing analysis is performed with the finite element code of ABAQUS/Explicit software. An investigation was conducted on homogeneous and heterogeneous ply orientation modeled structure of composite materials under axial and oblique impact loadings to find out the suitable model or structure for lightweight vehicle applications according to the crashworthiness......
