TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1996//
TI  - Concept modeling approach of vehicle structure crash/crush fea
JO  - Proceedings: International Technical Conference on the Enhanced Safety of Vehicles
A1  - Tang, X.d.
A1  - Cheng, J.c.
A1  - Lu, C.
SP  - 511
EP  - 517
VL  - 1996
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N2  - This paper presents finite element analysis (FEA) of simplified automotive structures using beam-like elements. The concept is to perform FEA quickly or at early product development stage in order to guide the design process. Two types of finite element models are studied: (1) simplified models which use beam elements to model beam-like components and use other elements for the rest of the vehicle parts such as joints, engines and roofs; and (2) thin-walled beam models which purely use thin-walled beam elements. The static stiffness, modal and crash analyses are conducted and the correlation of the results with those from conventional methods are provided.<p /> 
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UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -