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same. The deformation patterns of dynamically and quasi-statically tested empty<br />

and partially filled <strong>crash</strong> <strong>boxes</strong> were also found to be very similar.<br />

7. The simulation load values showed good correlation with experimental load<br />

values in both 2 and 3 mm thick empty and foam filled <strong>crash</strong> <strong>boxes</strong> with and<br />

without montage parts. The numerical mean load values of the <strong>crash</strong> <strong>boxes</strong> with<br />

2.5 thickness were however slightly higher than experimental mean load values<br />

in the <strong>boxes</strong> with and without montage parts.<br />

8. Experimental and numerical deformation patterns and load values of<br />

dynamically tested empty and partially filled <strong>crash</strong> <strong>boxes</strong> were found very much<br />

similar to each other. This further proved the validity of the rate insensitivity of<br />

the foam and box base material model used in the dynamic <strong>crash</strong> simulations.<br />

This also showed that the micro inertial effects, if any, had negligible effects on<br />

the load-displacement curves of empty and filled <strong>boxes</strong>.<br />

9. Within the investigated tube thickness and foam relative density range, the<br />

energy absorption of 1050 H14 Al <strong>boxes</strong> was optimized at 3 mm box wall<br />

thickness and 0.1114 (Alulight) and 0.0508 (Hydro foam) foam filler relative<br />

density. The corresponding specific energy values of 1050 H14 Al <strong>boxes</strong> with<br />

these optimized parameters were however lower than that of empty box at 55 kN<br />

mean load.<br />

10. Increasing box material strength however decreased the optimum tube wall<br />

thickness and foam relative density and increased the SEA. Increasing foam<br />

plateau stress provided further reduction in the values of the optimum<br />

parameters and increase in specific energy absorption.<br />

11. The increases in SEA values with Alulight and Hydro foam filling of 1050H14<br />

Al <strong>crash</strong> box were about 5.6% and 21.9%, respectively. The increases in SEA<br />

values with Alulight and Hydro foam filling of 6061T4 Al were however higher,<br />

6.7% and 19.7%, respectively.<br />

12. In all <strong>crash</strong> <strong>boxes</strong> tested and simulated, the stroke efficiency values decreased<br />

with foam filling below those of empty <strong>boxes</strong>. Based on the experimental and<br />

simulation results, it was shown that the stroke efficiency in filled <strong>boxes</strong> reached<br />

almost a constant value at about 0.55 after a foam plateau stress relative density<br />

ratio of 30. The <strong>crash</strong> efficiency of partially foam filled <strong>boxes</strong> also increased<br />

with increasing foam plateau stress- foam relative density ratio but the increase<br />

was shown to be less pronounced as compared with fully foam filling.<br />

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