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In this paper, the effect of initiator on axial crushing response of partially foam-filled and foam-filled rectangular tubes was investigated. For this purpose, an initiator was placed at the top of the filling rectangular tube with rigid polyurethane foam to prevent a suddenly applied force to the main part of the structure when the accident occurs. In this new idea, the process of axial crushing...