On the fracture behaviour of adhesively bonded CFRP hat-shaped thin-walled beam under axial crushing load: An experimental and modelling study

Thin-walled beams are widely adopted as the key frontal energy absorption component in automotive body. This work focused on the numerical modelling of a CFRP hat-shaped thin-walled beam under axial-crushing load, which was well validated against testing data as well as experimentally observed fracture behaviour. CFRP hat beam was manufactured with prepreg IM7/8552 through hot-press moulding, and then bonded with a base plate using structural...