The document summarizes a thesis defense presentation on the numerical and experimental impact analysis of square crash box structures with holes. The presentation covers:
1) An introduction outlining the research background and objectives on studying crashworthy lightweight vehicle structures.
2) A theoretical analysis of axial crushing mechanisms and modeling of the square columns as thin-walled structures in LS-DYNA using explicit finite element methods.
3) Results showing good agreement between numerical and experimental crushing force curves and parameters for columns with different hole diameters and numbers of holes.