The following Master Thesis presents an experimental investigation into the crashworthiness performance of an innovative tri-axial braided Carbon Fiber Reinforced Composite (CFRC) cylinder under dynamic crushing loading. Two different test methods were employed, a drop tower test rig and a Very High-Speed (VHS) machine test, using both flat and conical impactors. The specimens were manufactured via a novel resin infusion process directly onto the mandrel utilized for the braided process, avoiding any dry fiber damage. The Specific Energy Absorption (SEA), peak load, steady-state crushing load, and Crushing Efficiency (CE) were evaluated and compared against literature data for each test configuration. The tri-axial braided architecture and the unidirectional stacked ply architecture have been compared to understand the possible differences under crashworthy performance and the different fracture mechanisms that characterize the phenomenon.