Effect of Windshield Design on High Speed Impact Resistance

An axisymmetric finite element model is generated to simulate the windshield glass damage propagation subjected to impact loading of a flying object. The windshield glass consists of two glass outer layers laminated by a thin poly-vinyl butyral (PVB) layer. The constitutive behavior of the glass layers is simulated using brittle damage mechanics model with linear damage evolution. The PVB layer is modeled with linear viscoelastic solid. The model is used to predict and examine through-thickness damage evolution patterns on different glass surfaces and cracking patterns for different windshield designs such as variations in thickness and curvatures.

• Record URL:
  • https://doi.org/10.4271/2000-01-2723
• Availability:
  • Find a library where document is available. Order URL: http://worldcat.org/issn/01487191
• Supplemental Notes:
  • Abstract reprinted with permission of SAE International.
• Authors:
  • Sun, X
  • Khaleel, M
  • DAVIES, R
  • Gulati, S
• Conference:
  • International Body Engineering Conference & Exposition
  • Location: Detroit Michigan, United States
  • Date: 1998-9-29 to 1998-10-1
• Publication Date: 1998-2-23

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Web
• Serial:
  • SAE Technical Paper
  • Publisher: Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE)
  • ISSN: 0148-7191
  • EISSN: 2688-3627
  • Serial URL: http://papers.sae.org/

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Glass; Reviews; Windows (Vehicles)
• Subject Areas: Highways; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01796788
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: SAE International
• Report/Paper Numbers: 2000-01-2723
• Files: TRIS, SAE
• Created Date: Dec 9 2021 10:18AM