Impact energy absorption of aluminium fo
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R. Rajendran; K. Prem Sai; B. Chandrasekar; A. Gokhale; S. Basu
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Article
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2009
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Elsevier Science
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Closed cell aluminium foam fitted AISI 304L stainless steel tube was investigated for its impact energy absorption characteristics. Quasi-static load-deflection tests were employed to establish the foam-tube interaction factor. Drop experiments were carried out using a free flight drop tower on alum