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A novel tailor rolled tube was manufactured to meet the weight reduction requirement and further improve the energy-absorbing properties. This study aims to investigate the compressive destructive behavior of a novel tailor rolled tube by a compress experiment and computer simulation. Quasi-static axial compressive tests were conducted on tubes of square variable thickness (TRT) and equal thickness (UT) using a hydraulic testing machine. It is shown that the TRT exhibits a lower initial peak force and higher energy absorption, leading to a change in the failure mode. Based on the experimental results, a numerical model using the ABAQUS/Explicit was constructed. The simulation results of deformation behavior and load–deflection performance of square TRT under the axial quasi-static loading show agreement with the results from the experiments. A parametric study was conducted by using the FE model to investigate the effects of the transition zone on the impact collapse characteristics of TRTs. Based on the analytical results, a design recommendation was presented for the novel TRT.
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The authors gratefully acknowledge the financial support of the National Nature Science Foundation of China (No. U1460107), the special funding for International Scientific and Technological Cooperation (No. 2015DFA50780) and the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (Nos. N100507001, N120407002).
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Lu, R., Liu, X., Zhang, S. et al. Experiment and simulation to compress destroyed process of novel tailor rolled tubes. J Braz. Soc. Mech. Sci. Eng. 40, 445 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40430-018-1370-7
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