The methodology of crash energy management has been evolving for a number of years. In the transportation industry, federal regulations stipulate the crash performance criteria which must be met. Simple tube structures made of FRP composite materials have exhibited energy absorption characteristics which are equal to or greater than those of equivalent metal structures in laboratory tests. The widespread acceptance of these materials for use in more complex vehicle structures will involve the identification of both their strengths and weaknesses, particularly for those materials which are economically viable for mass production use. The progress in this development is reviewed.


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    Title :

    Composite structures for automotive energy management


    Additional title:

    Verbundwerkstoffstrukturen fuer das Energiemanagement im Fahrzeug


    Contributors:


    Publication date :

    1987


    Size :

    8 Seiten, 8 Bilder, 22 Quellen


    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




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