| Description |
1 online resource (889 pages) |
| Series |
Automotive Series |
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Automotive Series
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| Contents |
Cover; Title Page; Copyright; About the Editor; List of Contributors; Series Preface; Preface; Part One: Fundamental Background; Chapter 1: Overview of Composite Materials and their Automotive Applications; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Polymer Composite Materials; 1.3 Application of Composite Materials in the Automotive Industry; 1.4 Green Composites for Automotive Applications; 1.5 Modelling the Mechanical Behaviour of Composite Materials; 1.6 Discussion; 1.7 Conclusion; References; Chapter 2: High-Volume Thermoplastic Composite Technology for Automotive Structures |
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2.1 Introduction -- Opportunities for Thermoplastic Composites2.2 Recent Developments in Automotive TPCs; 2.3 Case Study: Rapid Stamp-Formed Thermoplastic Composites; 2.4 Conclusion; Acknowledgements; References; Chapter 3: Development of Low-Cost Carbon Fibre for Automotive Applications; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Research Drivers: Energy Efficiency; 3.3 Lightweight Automotive Materials; 3.4 Barriers to Carbon Fibre Adoption in the Automotive Industry; 3.5 Global Production and the Market for Carbon Fibre; 3.6 Low-Cost Carbon Fibre Programme; 3.7 International Cooperation; Acknowledgements |
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5.7 Energy Absorption of Composite Profiles5.8 Conclusion; Acknowledgements; References; Chapter 6: Crashworthiness Analysis of Composite and Thermoplastic Foam Structure for Automotive Bumper Subsystem; 6.1 Introduction; 6.2 Materials for Automotive Applications; 6.3 Composite and Thermoplastic Materials; 6.4 Numerical Modelling of Fiat 500 Frontal Transverse Beam; 6.5 Standards for Low-Speed Frontal Impact; 6.6 Bumper Beam Thickness Determination; 6.7 Results and Discussion; 6.8 Conclusion; References |
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Chapter 7: Hybrid Structures Consisting of Sheet Metal and Fibre Reinforced Plastics for Structural Automotive Applications7.1 Introduction and Motivation; 7.2 Conventional Method for the Development of Composite Structures; 7.3 Approaches to Automotive Lightweight Construction; 7.4 Requirements for Automotive Structures; 7.5 Simulation; 7.6 Manufacturing; 7.7 Testing; 7.8 New Methodology for the Product Engineering of Hybrid Lightweight Structures; 7.9 Conclusion; References; Chapter 8: Nonlinear Strain Rate Dependent Micro-Mechanical Composite Material Model for Crashworthiness Simulation |
| Summary |
Advanced Composite Materials for Automotive Applications: Structural Integrity and Crashworthiness provides a comprehensive explanation of how advanced composite materials, including FRPs, reinforced thermoplastics, carbon-based composites and many others are designed, manufactured and utilized in vehicle structural components where structural integrity and crashworthiness are key. This book includes technical explanation of composite materials in vehicle design and analysis and covers all phases of composites design, modelling, testing and failure analysis. It also explores the perform |
| Bibliography |
ReferencesPart Two: Impact and Crash Analysis; Chapter 4: Mechanical Properties of Advanced Pore Morphology Foam Composites; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Cellular Materials; 4.3 Advanced Pore Morphology Foam; 4.4 Mechanical Properties of Single APM Foam Elements; 4.5 Behaviour of Composite APM Foam; 4.6 Conclusion; Acknowledgements; References; Chapter 5: Automotive Composite Structures for Crashworthiness; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Traffic Safety; 5.3 Alternative Vehicles; 5.4 Selective Overview of Worldwide Crash Tests; 5.5 Structural Crash Management; 5.6 Composite Materials for Crash Applications |
| Notes |
8.1 Introduction |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Composite materials in automobiles.
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Automobiles -- Crashworthiness.
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TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Automotive.
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Automobiles -- Crashworthiness
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Composite materials in automobiles
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781118535271 |
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1118535278 |
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9781118423868 |
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1118423860 |
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9781306090650 |
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1306090652 |
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9781118535264 |
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111853526X |
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