This article investigates the collapse characteristics of thin-walled tubes with octagonal cross sections during axial crushing. The tubes’ axial crushing resistance (the relationship between crushing force and axial deformation) is described with a series of mathematical equations, which are derived applying global energy equilibrium theory. The derived axial crushing resistance is then used f...

To maximize the controllable energy absorption of corrugation troughs as observed in the single sided corrugated (SSC) tube, we proposed and tested a new structure design, i.e., double-sided corrugated (DSC) tube made of Al 6060-T6 aluminum alloy or CF1263 carbon/epoxy composite. Finite element models were developed to test the mechanical advantage of the DSC tube in comparison with both SSC an...

Problem: It is often assumed that the heritability of performance traits (function) can be estimated by the heritability of primary traits (e.g. form). It is also frequently assumed that performance traits should be less heritable than primary traits. These assumptions should be carefully evaluated rather than assumed. One common area of study in which these assumptions have been made is anti-p...

The present study deals with the utilization of fines generated from comminution process (crushing, grinding and screening) of the Run of Mines into value added products i.e. fluxed iron ore pellets. The study comprises to understand the physical and mechanical behavior of five distinguished chemical compositions of green and dried iron ore pellets with respect to a typical Mini Blast furnace (...

one of the most important structural components of engine compartment assembly in a car body is the srail. s-rails has significant role in absorbing energy during crash events and therefore it is designed for efficient behavior in such conditions. driving the peak crushing force of the s-rails is one of the important objectives in the design process of such structures. peak crushing force is ex...

In the last two years we have seen seventy-five cases of pelvic girdle injuries with soft-tissue complications in patients admitted to the hospitals serving the African population of Johannesburg and its environs. These injuries had been caused by motor vehicle accidents, railway accidents, falls from heights, and assaults. Twenty of the patients died from their injuries, eight of them within f...

Sintering is a method that makes powdered materials (such as fine ore or preparation concentrate) into block mass under conditions involving incomplete fusion by heating to high temperature. Its production is sinter which is irregular and porous (FU et al., 1996). The following parts are usually included in sintering process: acceptance and storage of iron-containing raw materials, fuel and flu...

It is shown that the initial singularities in spatially compact spacetimes with spherical, plane or hyperbolic symmetry admitting a compact constant mean curvature hypersurface are crushing singularities when the matter content of spacetime is described by the Vlasov equation (collisionless matter) or the wave equation (massless scalar field). In the spherically symmetric case it is further sho...