Advances in nonlinear finite element analysis of automobiles

✍ Scribed by K.J. Bathe; O. Guillermin; J. Walczak; Heng-Yee Chen

• Book ID: 104268896
• Publisher: Elsevier Science
• Year: 1997
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 859 KB
• Volume: 64
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0045-7949
• DOI: 10.1016/s0045-7949(97)00035-7

✦ Synopsis

The objective in this paper is to present some recent advances for the finite element analysis of automobile structures. These advances pertain to the development of effective basic finite element procedures and the efficient solution of large systems of equations. With these new procedures, it is possible to model much more accurately (and reliably) the actual nonlinear physical behavior of complex structures. The illustrative solutions given in the paper include the solution of a roof-crush problem that was solved appropriately, according to the actual physical situation, using implicit time integration (resulting practically in a static analysis).