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Lateral compression behavior of expanded polypropylene foam–filled carbon and glass fiber composite tubes

  • Mehmet İskender Özsoy

    Assistant Professor Dr. Mehmet İskender Özsoy, born in 1984, graduated from Sakarya University in the Mechanical Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, Sakarya, Turkey in 2006. He received MSc and PhD in Sakarya University in 2008 and 2014, respectively. His research areas are mechanics, composite materials, and finite element analysis. He has been working as an Assistant Professor Dr. in the Mechanical Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering at Sakarya University.

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    Dr. Muhammet Muaz Yalçın, born in 1985, graduated with a BSc degree from the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the Engineering Faculty, Sakarya University, Sakarya, Turkey in 2010, and he received his PhD degree in the same university in 2019. He was working as a postdoctoral researcher at Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada. He is currently working as an Assis. Prof. at Mechanical Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering at Sakarya University.

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Abstract

The crashworthiness and deformation behavior of circular composite tubes that were internally supported with expanded polypropylene (EPP) foams were investigated under lateral compression tests. Carbon woven (CFRP) and glass woven fiber/epoxy (GFRP) composites and EPP foam with densities of 30, 60, and 75 kg·m−3 were used. According to results, empty CFRP and GFRP tubes absorbed almost the same amount of energy; however, the GFRP tube had a higher specific energy absorption value due to its lower weight compared to the CFRP tube. EPP foam filling has a more significant effect on the crashworthiness of CFRP tubes compared to GFRP tubes. The best results in CFRP tubes, in terms of specific energy absorption, were obtained as 2.67 J g−1 at 75 kg·m−3 EPP foam-filled sample; however, 60 kg·m−3 EPP foam–filled sample exhibited the best configuration in terms of force efficiency. For the GFRP tubes, the best configuration was obtained at 60 kg·m−3 EPP foam–filled sample for all of the crashworthiness parameters. It is seen that the crushable length of composite tubes was shortened with the increase of EPP foam density. Lastly, the deformation behaviors of composite tubes showed that the CFRP tubes were more brittle than the GFRP tubes.

Keywords: composite tube; lateral crushing; carbon fiber woven; glass fiber woven; expanded polypropylene foam
Corresponding author: Mehmet İskender Özsoy, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Sakarya Üniversitesi Esentepe Kampüsü, m7-oda no: 7320, Serdivan, Sakarya, 54050, Türkiye, E-mail:

About the authors

Mehmet İskender Özsoy

Assistant Professor Dr. Mehmet İskender Özsoy, born in 1984, graduated from Sakarya University in the Mechanical Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, Sakarya, Turkey in 2006. He received MSc and PhD in Sakarya University in 2008 and 2014, respectively. His research areas are mechanics, composite materials, and finite element analysis. He has been working as an Assistant Professor Dr. in the Mechanical Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering at Sakarya University.

Muhammet Muaz Yalçın

Dr. Muhammet Muaz Yalçın, born in 1985, graduated with a BSc degree from the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the Engineering Faculty, Sakarya University, Sakarya, Turkey in 2010, and he received his PhD degree in the same university in 2019. He was working as a postdoctoral researcher at Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada. He is currently working as an Assis. Prof. at Mechanical Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering at Sakarya University.

  1. Research ethics: The authors declare that this research does not require an ethics committee approval or any special permission.

  2. Author contributions: All the authors have accepted responsibility for the entire content of this submitted manuscript and approved submission.

  3. Competing interests: The authors state no conflict of interest.

  4. Research funding: No funding was received.

  5. Data availability: Not applicable.

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Published in Print: 2023-12-15

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https://doi.org/10.1515/mt-2023-0120
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composite tube; lateral crushing; carbon fiber woven; glass fiber woven; expanded polypropylene foam

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  1. Frontmatter
  2. Effects of shear deformation on grain size and mechanical properties of the forged B4Cp/Al composite
  3. A novel method for measurements of surface topography in previously inaccessible areas
  4. Optimum design of a seat bracket using artificial neural networks and dandelion optimization algorithm
  5. Comparison between laser and TIG welding of electron beam melted Ti6Al4V parts
  6. Influence of heat input on temperature and stress field of X80 steel pipeline cirumferential weld using type-B sleeve repairing
  7. Experimental investigation of mechanical properties of PLA, ABS, and PETG 3-d printing materials using fused deposition modeling technique
  8. Preparation, characterization, and antimicrobial activity of novel chitosan blended almond gum–nanosilica bionanocomposite film for food packaging applications
  9. A novel hybrid Fick’s law algorithm-quasi oppositional–based learning algorithm for solving constrained mechanical design problems
  10. Tensile, bending, and impact properties of laminated carbon/aramid/glass hybrid fiber composites
  11. Effect of welding processes on ferrite content, microstructure and mechanical properties of super duplex stainless steel 2507 welds
  12. Wear and residual stress in high-feed milling of AISI H13 tool steel
  13. Optimum design of a composite drone component using slime mold algorithm
  14. Lateral compression behavior of expanded polypropylene foam–filled carbon and glass fiber composite tubes
  15. Effect of red mud on mechanical and thermal properties of agave sisalana/glass fiber–reinforced hybrid composites
  16. Mechanical analysis of composite plates adhesively joined with different single-lap techniques under bending loading
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