This study investigates the compression and tension processes of ultra-thin-walled expandable composite lens rods. It compares the advantages and disadvantages of two compression methods for compressing the lens rod and analyzes their respective merits. The compression process of the lens rod is considered a small-strain nonlinear deformation process. A composite lens rod model is created using ABAQUS, and finite element simulations of compression and tension are performed. The maximum compressive strain during compression is 0.008678, the maximum tensile strain is 0.008563, and the maximum stress is 88 MPa. During tension, the maximum compressive strain is 0.009365, the maximum tensile strain is 0.007042, and the maximum stress is 104 MPa. By comparing and analyzing the stresses and strains of the two compression methods, it is concluded that the compression laminating method is the more advantageous choice.
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