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CHAPTER 8 ALUMINUM CRASH BOX OPTIMIZATION ................................. 159<br />

8.1. Optimization Results ........................................................................... 159<br />

8.2. Optimization of Partially Filled Crush Box with 6061T4 Al and<br />

Hydro Foam Filler .............................................................................. 164<br />

CHAPTER 9 DISCUSSION ..................................................................................... 171<br />

9.1. Comparison of mean load values ........................................................ 171<br />

9.2. Stroke efficiency of <strong>crash</strong> <strong>boxes</strong> ......................................................... 175<br />

9.3. Crush force efficiency of <strong>crash</strong> <strong>boxes</strong> ................................................. 176<br />

9.4. Total efficiency of <strong>crash</strong> <strong>boxes</strong> ........................................................... 180<br />

9.5. Foam filling efficiency of <strong>crash</strong> <strong>boxes</strong> ............................................... 181<br />

9.6. SEA analysis of <strong>crash</strong> <strong>boxes</strong> ............................................................... 186<br />

CHAPTER 10 CONCLUSIONS ................................................................................. 190<br />

REFERENCES ............................................................................................................. 194<br />

APPENDIX Objective Functions for Partially Filled Alulight and Hydro<br />

Foam Filled 1050H14 and 6061T4 Al Crash Boxes .......................... 210<br />

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