Structural Analysis and Testing of Composites in Automotive Crashworthiness Application 981140
The excellent energy absorption characteristics of composite materials in vehicle structures during vehicle collision are well known for a couple of years. For a long time period, the lack of experiences in the prediction of the crashworthiness of composites, has been a major problem for the application of these materials in automotive crash structures.
In this paper, the current progress in the prediction of the crashworthiness of automotive composite crash structures is presented. Progress is realized by simultaneous research work in both, theoretical modeling of these structures with Finite Element Analysis (FEA) and experimental investigation.
Citation: Philipps, M., Patberg, L., Dittmann, R., and Adam, H., "Structural Analysis and Testing of Composites in Automotive Crashworthiness Application," SAE Technical Paper 981140, 1998, https://doi.org/10.4271/981140. Download Citation
Author(s):
Marc Philipps, Lothar Patberg, Ralph Dittmann, Henrik Adam
Affiliated:
Institut für Kraftfahrwesen Aachen der RWTH Aachen (ika)
Pages: 6
Event:
International Congress & Exposition
ISSN:
0148-7191
e-ISSN:
2688-3627
Also in:
Safety and Material Test Methodologies-SP-1320
Related Topics:
Finite element analysis
Composite materials
Crashworthiness
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