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Design and energy absorption enhancement of vehicle hull under high dynamic loads

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V-shape hulls are widely used in peacekeeping efforts such as demining vehicles in order to deflect the blast energy and reduce the effects of mine blast. Blast resistant design and energy absorption enhancement of V-shape plates were carried out using finite element analysis package ABAQUS. Various geometries of V-shape plates with and without interlayer of materials like Al-foams and honeycomb were employed to analyze their effects on the deformation of the plate and applied stresses and strains. The results obtained show that application of metallic foams leads to better response of the plate and consequently results in more energy dissipation, less dame to vehicle and enhances crew survivability.

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  1. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Tabriz Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tabriz, Iran

    Mohammad-Ali Saeimi-Sadigh

  2. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Parand Branch, Islamic Azad University, Parand, Iran

    Amin Paykani

  3. Faculty of Electrical, Mechanical and Construction Engineering, Department of Automotive Engineering, Standard Research Institute (SRE), Karaj, P. O. Box 31745-139, Iran

    Amir Afkar

  4. School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Malekashtar University, Tehran, Iran

    Dehghan Aminollah

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Saeimi-Sadigh, MA., Paykani, A., Afkar, A. et al. Design and energy absorption enhancement of vehicle hull under high dynamic loads. J. Cent. South Univ. 21, 1307–1312 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11771-014-2067-4

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