An empirical and a theoretical analysis is developed and employed to predict the stiffness of doubly curved surfaces such as those found in exterior automotive body panels. The dependent variable stiffness is a function of the independent panel variables which are: The empirical analysis based on measurements made on actual automotive panels substantiates the theoretical analysis based on finite-element computer techniques. Finally, the finite-element technique is used to compute the curvatures required for an aluminum panel to maintain the same stiffness as a steel panel.
Automobile Panel Sweep-Stiffness Analysis
Sae Technical Papers
1974 Automotive Engineering Congress and Exposition ; 1974
1974-02-01
Conference paper
English
Study of automotive panel sweep stiffness analysis
Tema Archive | 1981
|Study of Automotive Panel Sweep Stiffness Analysis
Automotive engineering | 1981
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