NON-LINEAR ANALYSIS OF CAR BODY STRUCTURE

This paper describes a non-linear analysis of automobile body structure by the finite element method. Numerical calculations were made for both the roof crush resistance and seat belt anchorage strength of a body structure and were compared with test results. Dynamic analysis was also made by an incremental method similar to that used for the static case. Results calculated for both situations indicate correspondence well with experimental results. /GMRL/

• Corporate Authors:

  Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE)

  400 Commonwealth Drive
  Warrendale, PA  United States  15096
• Authors:
  • Kajio, Y
  • HAGIWARA, I
• Publication Date: 1976-2

Media Info

• Pagination: 12 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Crushing; Dynamic structural analysis; Finite element method; Manual safety belts; Motor vehicle bodies; Nonlinear systems; Roofs
• Uncontrolled Terms: Nonlinearity
• Old TRIS Terms: Automobile bodies; Finite elements
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00145197
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: SAE #760022
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: May 11 1977 12:00AM