Finite Element Simulation Of The Crashworthiness Test Of Non-Uniform Thickness Blank

Lightweight and safety of the passenger are the most common issues highlighted in manufacturing of a car. The car body denoted majority of the car weight and at the same time must strong and protect passenger from a crash. Front impact is the most serious impact in the world and after that is side i...

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Main Author: Lim, Chen Wee
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description Lightweight and safety of the passenger are the most common issues highlighted in manufacturing of a car. The car body denoted majority of the car weight and at the same time must strong and protect passenger from a crash. Front impact is the most serious impact in the world and after that is side impact. However, the space required for the car structure to absorb the energy from side impact is very less when compare to the frontal impact. Therefore, the passenger in the side impact accident often has the more serious worth when compare to the front impact. Hence, in this project, B-pillar is used as a case study to study the effect of reducing thickness to the safety of the passenger using simulation. Non-uniform thickness such as Tailor-rolled blanks (TRB) is important in manufacturing the B-pillar to achieve the lightweight and improve crashworthiness of the B-pillar. Lateral bending and axial crash simulation of B-pillar were conducted and the deformation was recorded. The effects of thickness distribution and the position of transition zone on the crashworthiness of B-pillar were explored and the results showed that how they influenced the crashworthiness. Therefore, the optimum thickness design of the B-pillar that is lighter and safe to the passenger is determined and is expected to provide some primary data for lightweight and crashworthiness design of TRB structure. Keywords: Tailor Rolled Blanks (TRB), thickness transition zone, lateral bending, axial crashing, finite element simulation, crashworthiness
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spelling my.usm.eprints.53708 http://eprints.usm.my/53708/ Finite Element Simulation Of The Crashworthiness Test Of Non-Uniform Thickness Blank Lim, Chen Wee T Technology TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery Lightweight and safety of the passenger are the most common issues highlighted in manufacturing of a car. The car body denoted majority of the car weight and at the same time must strong and protect passenger from a crash. Front impact is the most serious impact in the world and after that is side impact. However, the space required for the car structure to absorb the energy from side impact is very less when compare to the frontal impact. Therefore, the passenger in the side impact accident often has the more serious worth when compare to the front impact. Hence, in this project, B-pillar is used as a case study to study the effect of reducing thickness to the safety of the passenger using simulation. Non-uniform thickness such as Tailor-rolled blanks (TRB) is important in manufacturing the B-pillar to achieve the lightweight and improve crashworthiness of the B-pillar. Lateral bending and axial crash simulation of B-pillar were conducted and the deformation was recorded. The effects of thickness distribution and the position of transition zone on the crashworthiness of B-pillar were explored and the results showed that how they influenced the crashworthiness. Therefore, the optimum thickness design of the B-pillar that is lighter and safe to the passenger is determined and is expected to provide some primary data for lightweight and crashworthiness design of TRB structure. Keywords: Tailor Rolled Blanks (TRB), thickness transition zone, lateral bending, axial crashing, finite element simulation, crashworthiness Universiti Sains Malaysia 2017-06-01 Monograph NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en http://eprints.usm.my/53708/1/Finite%20Element%20Simulation%20Of%20The%20Crashworthiness%20Test%20Of%20Non-Uniform%20Thickness%20Blank_Lim%20Chen%20Wee_M4_2017.pdf Lim, Chen Wee (2017) Finite Element Simulation Of The Crashworthiness Test Of Non-Uniform Thickness Blank. Project Report. Universiti Sains Malaysia, Pusat Pengajian Kejuruteraan Mekanik. (Submitted)
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Finite Element Simulation Of The Crashworthiness Test Of Non-Uniform Thickness Blank
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title_full Finite Element Simulation Of The Crashworthiness Test Of Non-Uniform Thickness Blank
title_fullStr Finite Element Simulation Of The Crashworthiness Test Of Non-Uniform Thickness Blank
title_full_unstemmed Finite Element Simulation Of The Crashworthiness Test Of Non-Uniform Thickness Blank
title_short Finite Element Simulation Of The Crashworthiness Test Of Non-Uniform Thickness Blank
title_sort finite element simulation of the crashworthiness test of non-uniform thickness blank
topic T Technology
TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery
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