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Plastic collapse mechanisms involving axial deformation of metal circular tubes provide efficient means of absorbing kinetic energy following impact. Experimental data concerning a variety of these mechanisms including axial buckling, tube inversion, axial splitting and the crushing of tubular rings are described and discussed. Areas where further theoretical work is required are identified.
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Reid, S.R., Reddy, T.Y. (1986). Axially Loaded Metal Tubes as Impact Energy Absorbers. In: Bevilacqua, L., Feijóo, R., Valid, R. (eds) Inelastic Behaviour of Plates and Shells. International Union of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-82776-1_28
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