Analytical, Numerical, and Experimental Investigations on Transverse Bending Responses of CFRP Square Tube Filled with Aluminum Foam

Dejun Yin, Jian Zheng, Chao Xiong, Junhui Yin, Baochen Li, Huiyong Deng and Xiujie Zhu

Mathematical Problems in Engineering, 2020, vol. 2020, 1-17

Abstract:

In order to explore the transverse bending responses of carbon fiber-reinforced polymer (CFRP) square tubes filled with aluminum foam, the three-point bending tests were carried out on an INSTRON machine, the full-field deformation measurement was performed using a 3D-DIC test system, the numerical model was established by ABAQUS/Explicit, and the bending stiffness was calculated by the improved analytical model based on shear-deformable beam theory. The discrepancies of experimental data, numerical results, and analytical predictions were acceptable, which were within 5%. The failure modes and mechanical properties of the filled tubes were experimentally captured and numerically predicted. Due to the filling effect of aluminum foam, the ultimate load, bending stiffness, and energy absorption of the filled CFRP square tubes increased, comparing to those of the hollow CFRP square tubes. With the increase of the aluminum foam density, the ultimate load, bending stiffness, and energy absorption of the filled tubes increased, while the specific ultimate load, specific bending stiffness, and specific energy absorption decreased.

Date: 2020
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DOI: 10.1155/2020/8764349

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