Experimental study of dynamic crushing of thin plates stiffened by stamping with V-grooves

Experimental study was made for the dynamic crushing of thin plates stiffened by stamping with 1–3 parallel V-grooves in a clamped-end condition. The length of the blanks was set at the same value of 300 mm, while the width was of 70, 140 and 210 mm at a thickness of 1 mm, otherwise specified. The depth of V-grooves was set at values of 4, 7 and 10 mm. In both static and dynamic tests, the results show that the ability of the plates to resist crushing and to absorb deformation energy was substantially enhanced by stamping with V-grooves. Stamped with 1 or 2 grooves of smaller values in depth, the plates 210 mm wide had larger resistance to dynamic crushing than those of greater values in depth did. In general, increases in number and depth of grooves caused an increase in the plates’ capacity of energy absorption. However, the ability of the plates to resist crushing and to absorb deformation energy cannot be determined only in accordance with the second moment of area of cross section, because the plates sufficiently wide stamped with any number of grooves deformed plastically before buckled in dynamic tests and, the interaction between deep grooves during deformation also enhanced the capacity of energy absorption.