Research Article

Bionic Design of the Bumper Beam Inspired by the Bending and Energy Absorption Characteristics of Bamboo

Table 3

Finite-element model parameters.

Model parametersParameter values

Element size5 mm
Density of the material2.7e−6kg/mm3
Elastic modulus70 GPa
Yield strength0.25 GPa
Poisson’s ratio0.3
Collision mass1000 kg
Collision speed10 m/s