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Energy Absorption Control Characteristics of Al Thin-Walled Tubes Under Impact Load

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An experimental investigation was carried out to study the energy absorption characteristics of thin-walled square tubes subjected to dynamic crushing by impact loading to develop the optimum structural members. Here, the controller is introduced to improve and control the absorbed energy of thin-walled square tubes in this paper. When the controller were used, the experimental results of crushing of square tubes controlled by the controller’s elements showed a good candidate for a controllable energy absorption capability in impact crushing.

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Lee, KS., Yang, YJ., Kim, SK. et al. Energy Absorption Control Characteristics of Al Thin-Walled Tubes Under Impact Load. Acta Mech. Solida Sin. 21, 383–388 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10338-008-0847-9

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