Study on Deformation of Rectangular Metal Tube during Dynamic Three-Point Bending for Modeling of Pole Side Impact of Vehicle

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With the aim of estimating the collision speed of a vehicle in a pole side impact accident, dynamic lateral local compression (D-LLC) and dynamic three-point bending (D-3PB) modeling tests were carried out. These tests were performed using rectangular metal tube specimens, and the deformation results were compared to those of an experiment vehicle during pole side impact. The results indicated the possibility to estimate vehicle deformation during pole side impact by D-LLC and D-3PB testing of rectangular metal tube specimens.