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Figure 7.3. (cont.)<br />

(b)<br />

7.3. Simulation of Empty and Partially Foam Filled Crash Box without<br />

Montage Parts<br />

The pictures of the deformation sequences of empty and partially Alulight foam<br />

filled 1050 H14 Al <strong>crash</strong> <strong>boxes</strong> without montage parts are shown in Figures 7.4-7.12.<br />

the simulated deformed shapes of empty and partially foam filled <strong>boxes</strong> are in good<br />

agreement with the experimental deformed shapes as shown in Figures 7.4-7.12. A<br />

quasi-inextensional deformation mode is observed in all numerically and experimentally<br />

crushed empty <strong>boxes</strong> (Figures 7.4, 7.8 and 7.11). As similar with the experiments, the<br />

numerical number of fold formation increases in partially foam filled <strong>boxes</strong>. Load and<br />

mean load-displacement curves of empty and F1 and F2 partially Alulight foam filled<br />

1050 H14 Al <strong>crash</strong> <strong>boxes</strong> without montage parts are shown in Figures 7.13, 7.14 and<br />

7.15, respectively. The experimental and numerical load and mean load-displacement<br />

curves essentially show good agreements in empty and filled 2 and 3 mm thick <strong>crash</strong><br />

<strong>boxes</strong> (Figures 7.13(a) and (c), 7.14(a) and (c) and 7.15(a) and (c)), while the numerical<br />

mean load values of the 2.5 mm thick <strong>crash</strong> <strong>boxes</strong> are slightly higher than those of<br />

experiments (Figures 7.13(b), 7.14(b) and 7.15(b)). The weld seem opening is observed<br />

during the compression loading of few empty tubes as seen in Figure 7.8. However, no<br />

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