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Figure 6.8. Load-displacement and mean load-displacement curves of G1T3E box<br />

(empty) with and without trigger mechanisms.<br />

6.5.2. Compression of Empty Original Crash Box<br />

The deformation pictures of corrugated and non-corrugated original <strong>crash</strong> box<br />

until about various displacements are shown in Figures 6.9(a) and (b), respectively. In<br />

terms of deformation mode, there seems to be no significant difference between<br />

corrugated and non-corrugated <strong>crash</strong> box and the folding starts from the fixed end of the<br />

box in both <strong>boxes</strong>. The initial peak load value of non-corrugated empty <strong>crash</strong> box is 77<br />

kN, while this values decreases to 64 kN in corrugated <strong>crash</strong> box as depicted in Figure<br />

6.10. Corrugation although lowers the initial peak load value, it increases the values<br />

subsequent peak load and load values. At 50% deformation, the mean load value of the<br />

box with corrugation, 39.1 kN, becomes almost equal to that of box without<br />

corrugation, 40.5 kN.<br />

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