@article{ref1,
title="Load path U* analysis of motorcycle frame structure",
journal="Transactions of Society of Automotive Engineers of Japan",
year="2011",
author="Kumazawa, Yasuyuki and Ichikawa, Hiroya and Hanazato, Masashi and Suzuki, Kensuke and Tezuka, Yoshitaka and Ueda, Shingo and Takahashi, Kunihiro",
volume="42",
number="4",
pages="829-834",
abstract="The present study is the first trial in which load path U* analysis has been applied to a motorcycle. Since an aluminum die cast frame cannot be regarded as a thin-walled structure, three-dimensional elements are used for FEM calculation. This is the first time that U*analysis of a FE model with three-dimensional elements has been attempted. From the results of U* analysis, we can see the bolted engine shows effective load transfer. A removed bolt changes the load transfer rate between the upper and lower frames, verifying the sensibility test result by a test driver.<p /> <p>Language: ja</p>",
language="ja",
issn="0287-8321",
doi="10.11351/jsaeronbun.42.829",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.11351/jsaeronbun.42.829"
}