Experimental and numerical study of X-type energy dissipation device under impact loads
Xiang Zhu, Weixu Wang, Wenbo Li, Qi Zhang, Yongfeng Du, Yao Yin
Abstract
To obtain the optimal size and shape of X-type energy dissipation device, 20 specimens were tested using a drop hammer impact test machine, then the finite element model was established by using the software LS-DYNA. The dynamic responses of X-type energy dissipation device including failure mode, impact force, displacement and energy absorption were obtained and analyzed with emphasis on the effect of the height reduction parameter a , length reduction coefficient b and high span ratio c . The effectiveness of the finite element model is verified by comparing the simulation results with the experimental results. The finite element model is then used to optimize the X-type energy dissipation device. The height reduction parameter a and high span ratio c were taken as the optimization parameters, and the strain uniformity was taken as the target for improvement. Through regression analysis, the formulas of height reduction parameter a , height span ratio c and strain uniformity degree are derived. After four levels of optimizations, the optimized shape of the X-type energy dissipation device is obtained, and its energy dissipation performance is significantly improved compared with that of the traditional X-type energy dissipation device.