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P. Naganathan+, D. Tran+, J. He+ and J. Kirkpatrick#

+Faculty of Engineering and Science, Victoria University of Technology, Victoria, Australia
#AMCOR Research and Technology Centre, Melbourne, Australia

Abstract

This paper investigates various dynamic effects on the cushioning properties of corrugated fibre board (CFB) and the use of finite element modelling (FEM) as an alternative to conventional experimental tests to evaluate the impact behavior of CFB. It was found that the transient response under impact of CFB depends greatly on the compression speed, its mode of behavior can change from predominantly inelastic behavior to instability of the flute. The extent and shape of contact area between the impactor and the cushioning fibre board also affects the characteristics of the response. All these factors should be taken into account in the testing program for cushioning properties of fibre board. Finite element modeling of the corrugated fiber board structure using explicit dynamic software ABAQUS to simulate cushion tests yielded results which are in good agreement with the experimental results. The simulation technique based on FEM would serve as an alternative to obtain the cushion curves in practical packages, and would aid the design of packaging container and of packaging material made of CFB.

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Front Page Browse CCP CSETS CTR IJRT Other Authors Search Purchase Guide FAQ Contact us	Civil-Comp Proceedings ISSN 1759-3433 CCP: 65 FINITE ELEMENTS: TECHNIQUES AND DEVELOPMENTS Edited by: B.H.V. Topping Paper XIV.1 Cushioning Properties of Corrugated Fibre Board by Finite Element Modelling P. Naganathan+, D. Tran+, J. He+ and J. Kirkpatrick# +Faculty of Engineering and Science, Victoria University of Technology, Victoria, Australia #AMCOR Research and Technology Centre, Melbourne, Australia doi:10.4203/ccp.65.14.1 purchase the full-text of this paper Full Bibliographic Reference for this paper P. Naganathan, D. Tran, J. He, J. Kirkpatrick, "Cushioning Properties of Corrugated Fibre Board by Finite Element Modelling", in B.H.V. Topping, (Editor), "Finite Elements: Techniques and Developments", Civil-Comp Press, Edinburgh, UK, pp 353-365, 2000. doi:10.4203/ccp.65.14.1 Abstract This paper investigates various dynamic effects on the cushioning properties of corrugated fibre board (CFB) and the use of finite element modelling (FEM) as an alternative to conventional experimental tests to evaluate the impact behavior of CFB. It was found that the transient response under impact of CFB depends greatly on the compression speed, its mode of behavior can change from predominantly inelastic behavior to instability of the flute. The extent and shape of contact area between the impactor and the cushioning fibre board also affects the characteristics of the response. All these factors should be taken into account in the testing program for cushioning properties of fibre board. Finite element modeling of the corrugated fiber board structure using explicit dynamic software ABAQUS to simulate cushion tests yielded results which are in good agreement with the experimental results. The simulation technique based on FEM would serve as an alternative to obtain the cushion curves in practical packages, and would aid the design of packaging container and of packaging material made of CFB. purchase the full-text of this paper (price £20) go to the previous paper go to the next paper return to the table of contents return to the book description purchase this book (price £80 +P&P)
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