Characterization of torsion plate energy-absorbing members and multi-objective optimization of mechanical properties

Abstract

In order to prevent damage to the support equipment caused by rock burst, a torsion plate energy absorption member is designed to be used with hydraulic columns. Explicit dynamic simulation is used and compared with the tests. The equations of structural parameters to the mean value of the reaction force (Fmean), specific energy absorption (SEA), and mean squared deviation (σ) are constructed based on the response surface method. The structural parameters are optimized using MOPSO. The results indicate that the torsion plate exhibits excellent energy absorption characteristics. The error rate of the simulation compared to the test is less than 5%, indicating a high level of simulation accuracy. All three sets of response fitted equations have R2 above 0.97, indicating a good fit. The three evaluation indexes demonstrate a trend of increasing then decreasing as the torsion angle increases. The wall thickness is positively correlated with the influence of each parameter index, while the effect of fillet radius is reversed. The maximum relative error of the predicted value is 9.50%. After optimization, the Fmean is effectively increased by more than 78%, the SEA is increased by more than 24.72%. The σ is increased by 8.31%, the optimization effect is remarkable.

Keywords

• Rock burst
• Energy-absorbing member
• Torsional deformation
• Explicit dynamics
• Response surface method
• MOPSO algorithm