Timothy Tandean
Research Mentor(s): Royan D’Mello
Mentor Department: Aerospace Engineering
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Session: Session 4 (1:00pm – 1:50pm)
Presentation Type: Poster 101
Abstract
The study of the compressive and torsional behavior of Kresling tube sections. This paper builds upon the research conducted by Dr Dmello on “The effect of axial–torsion coupling on the compressive collapse behavior of Kresling tubes.†This paper aims to investigate and achieve 3 main objectives. The first goal is to analyze the behavior of singular Kresling units with different geometric parameters. The parameters that are varied are wall thickness, height, and angle of Kresling tubes. Finite Element Analysis (FEA) is conducted to simulate the Kresling units’ behavior using Abaqus software. The results of the simulation will be used to create a mathematical model that relates each geometric parameter with the peak rotation and peak force experienced by the Kresling unit. The second goal is to leverage the developed mathematical model to guide the design of larger Kresling units with enhanced geometric dimensions. By utilizing the model’s predictive capabilities, the geometric and material parameters will be fine-tuned to achieve an ideal combination of wall thickness, height, and angle. These finalized parameters create an optimal Kresling unit that exhibits optimum compressive and torsional behavior. Finally, physical prototypes of the selected design are fabricated in order to conduct physical testing of the newly designed Kresling unit. The real-world results from these tests are used to confirm the correlation with the FEA analysis on Abaqus.
