1. Static Analysis of P558 Running Board
B Pillar Study, Front
Automotive Components Division
Static Analysis of P558 Running Board
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2. Pre processing: Hypermesh Analysis: Optistruct
Running Board
The objective of this study is to determine and monitor the displacement and Von Mises stress of the tube and the brackets under defined loading
1350 N force is applied to the tube through an indentor of the size 200 mm*80 mm
Utilized software
Pre processing: Hypermesh
Analysis: Optistruct
Post processing: Hyperview
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3. Running Board B Pillar Study, Front Automotive Components Division
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4. 𝑀𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑖𝑎𝑙:𝑃𝑃 15% 𝑔𝑙𝑎𝑠𝑠 𝑓𝑖𝑏𝑒𝑟
B Pillar Study, Front
Automotive Components Division
Material Properties
𝑀𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑖𝑎𝑙:𝑃20 𝑠𝑡𝑒𝑒𝑙 𝑡𝑜𝑜𝑙
𝑀𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑖𝑎𝑙:𝑃𝑃 15% 𝑔𝑙𝑎𝑠𝑠 𝑓𝑖𝑏𝑒𝑟
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5. Boundary Conditions B Pillar Study, Front
Automotive Components Division
Boundary Conditions
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6. Contact between brackets and tube RBE 2 Element
B Pillar Study, Front
Automotive Components Division
Contact between brackets and tube RBE 2 Element
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7. B Pillar Study, Front
Automotive Components Division
Loads
1350 N is applied through the indentor to a size 200x80mm in the middle
1350 N is applied through the indentor to a size 100x80mm in both the edges respectively.
As an worst case scenario a load of 1350N is applied on both the ends simultaneously.
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