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Equation 9.7 can also be rewritten as,<br />

Ψ =<br />

P<br />

δ f<br />

0<br />

dδ<br />

εr<br />

V<br />

0<br />

σdε<br />

(9.8)<br />

where, P is the axial crushing load , is the corresponding axial crushing displacement,<br />

f is the final displacement, V is the volume of the material in the <strong>crash</strong> element and ε r<br />

and 0 are the uniaxial tensile engineering rupture strain and flow stress, respectively.<br />

The static and dynamic energy-absorbing effectiveness factor (') can be written as,<br />

Figure 9.9. The variation of strengthening coefficient with foam plateau stress relative<br />

density ratio in fully and partially filled <strong>boxes</strong>.<br />

Ψ = Pm δ f<br />

σ0AL εr<br />

(9.9)<br />

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