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Crashworthiness Analysis of Finite Models

This document discusses a comparison of the crashworthiness analysis results from an initial finite element model of a car crash box to an updated model that was correlated to the actual structure using model updating methods. The acceleration, deformation, collapse distance, and energy transfer of the impactor were compared between the two models. The percentage discrepancies between the models were calculated. Suggestions are made for future studies on improving finite element models for crashworthiness analysis.

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Crashworthiness Analysis of Finite Models

This document discusses a comparison of the crashworthiness analysis results from an initial finite element model of a car crash box to an updated model that was correlated to the actual structure using model updating methods. The acceleration, deformation, collapse distance, and energy transfer of the impactor were compared between the two models. The percentage discrepancies between the models were calculated. Suggestions are made for future studies on improving finite element models for crashworthiness analysis.

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A comparison of initial and updated finite element model in

crashworthiness analysis
1
N.A.Z. Abdullah, 1*M.S.M. Sani, 2 M.S. Salwani
1
Advanced Structural Integrity & Vibration Research, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering,
University Malaysia Pahang, 26600 Pekan, Pahang, Malaysia
2
Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Universiti Malaysia Pahang, 26600 Pekan, Pahang,
Malaysia
*mshahrir@[Link]

In crashworthiness study, the crash performance of a structure can be assessed through the
deformation pattern, the acceleration of the crashing members during and after impact or
collision, the energy absorbed and transferred by the crashing members and in some cases, the
probability of injury to the vehicle occupants. Among the popular method of analysis the
crash performance of a structure is by using dynamic analysis in computational finite element
model. In this study, the crash behavior of a finite element model of car crash box is compared
to the model that has successfully correlated to its actual structure by using model updating
method. The acceleration of impactor, the deformation, collapse distance and energy
transferred to the two models of crash box are compared. Percentage of discrepancies is
calculated and future studies on the topic will be suggested.

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