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Final Abstract
ABSTRACT-
Crashworthiness is the ability of a vehicle to protect its occupants during an
impact/accident. Crashworthiness plays a key role in energy absorption and hence in vehicle
accidents, also Crashworthiness concerns the safety of a vehicle during a car accident, not crash
prevention. In vehicle accidents, the dissipation of crash forces is of high importance to save
lives and protect assets. Depending on the nature of the impact and the vehicle involved,
different criteria are used to determine the crashworthiness of the structure. Several criteria are
used to assess crashworthiness prospectively, including the deformation patterns of the vehicle
structure, the acceleration experienced by the vehicle during an impact, and the probability of
injury predicted by human body models. Injury probability is defined using criteria, which are
mechanical parameters (e.g., force, acceleration, or deformation) that correlate with injury risk.
To define crashworthiness, car companies must conduct extensive crash testing to
identify potentially injurious car defects. These tests chiefly concern how the force of a
collision affects the occupant of a vehicle. These tests chiefly concern how the force of a
collision affects the occupant of a vehicle.
(Fig.Sandwich structure)
To study the behavior of aluminum material bounded with and without layers of
Woven glass fiber.
To do this analysis base circular cross section tube used as PVC pipes, because most
of body in automobile having curvature areas. [Source of property info-Wikipedia].
3) 1 mm steel layer sandwiched between two lower layers and two upper
layers of woven glass fiber on PVC pipes.
4) 7 layers of woven glass fiber on PVC pipes.
Machine- UTM (Universal testing machine) - UTM provides the value of load
application and the respective displacements. From the observed value, the
load deflection graph is obtained. With the load value in the Y-axis and the
displacement in the X-axis. The displacement is actually the movement of the
crossheads during the load application. From the load deflection graph, the
stress-strain analysis, modulus of elasticity, yield strength of the specimen
tested can be determined.
Conclusion will be based on the values of Peak Force, Energy, Specific Energy, and
crush force Efficiency.