In this paper the general requirements for a passenger car side door made of fibrereinforced plastic (FRP) are presented as well as a description of different concepts for self-supporting monocoque FRP doors. For one conceptual design, static and dynamic analyses have been made to investigate the potential of composites in this application. The results of the structural analyses, which have been investigated by commercial finite element analysis (FEA) codes, are presented. The research data resulting from completed testing of components are compared with the simulation results. On the basis of this research the prospect for the application of FRP in the field of side impact protection is discussed.


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    Title :

    Fibre-reinforced composites in the car side structure


    Contributors:
    Patberg, L (author) / Philipps, M (author) / Dittmann, R (author)


    Publication date :

    1999-05-01


    Size :

    7 pages




    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English




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