D.P. Papapostolou

TL;DR: In this paper, the impact test results of thin-wall square FRP (fibre reinforced plastic) tubes that were impact tested at high compressive strain rate were compared to the response of the same tubes in static axial compressive loading.

TL;DR: In this article, the results of experimental works pertaining to the crash behaviour, collapse modes and crashworthiness characteristics of carbon fiber reinforced plastic (CFRP) tubes that were subjected to static axial compressive loading are presented in detail.

TL;DR: In this article, the LS-DYNA3D explicit finite element code is used to investigate the compressive properties and crushing response of square carbon FRP (fibre reinforced plastic) tubes subjected to static axial compression and impact testing.

TL;DR: In this paper, the compressive properties, collapse modes and crushing characteristics of various types of composite sandwich panels were investigated in a series of edgewise compression tests, one of which was progressive end-crushing of the sandwich panel featured by significant crash energy absorption, feature that was highly desired since the tested hybrid composites were candidate materials for the manufacture of parts of transportation vehicles.

TL;DR: In this paper, the crash energy absorption of fiber reinforced plastic (FRP) tubular components that collapse in laminate splaying mode is investigated by means of a new testing method, the "curling test", which was used trying rectangular carbon, aramid and glass FRP strips.