CRASH-CAD is a commercially available computer aided design package that specifically addresses design problems of components and sub-assemblies of automotive bodies subjected to crash loading. The program is fully interactive and leads an engineer in several steps towards an improved crashowrthy design. The objective of the present paper is to give a theoretical foundation of this new computer programs and demonstrate its various capabilities. CRASH-CAD enjoys unparalleled modelling simplicity. It requires only basic cross-sectonal dimensions of a given member and a discretization into Superfolding Elements is done automatically. The current version of CRASH-CAD is applicable to prismatic members subjected to predominantly axial compressive loads.
CRASH-CAD - A computer program for design of columns for optimum crash
CAD zur Fahrzeugsicherheit bei Zusammenstößen - Rechnerprogramm für die Konstruktion von Holmen für optimales Verhalten bei Zusammenstößen
SAE-Papers ; Mar ; 1-10
1990
10 Seiten, 15 Bilder, 1 Tabelle, 14 Quellen
Conference paper
English
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