Comparative analysis for bus side structures and lightweight optimization

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part D: Journal of Automobile Engineering

Volumn 218, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 1067-1075

  Lan, F ^a,b   Chen, J ^a   Lin, J ^b  

^a JILIN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Body structure; Finite element; Lightweight; Stiffness; Stress; Structural optimization

Indexed keywords

BUSBARS; COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; LIGHT WEIGHT STRUCTURES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTIMIZATION; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; STATISTICAL METHODS; STIFFNESS; STRESS ANALYSIS;

BENDING RIGIDITY; BODY STRUCTURE; BUS SIDE STRUCTURE; STRUCTURAL WEIGHT;

BUSES;

EID: 7544243359     PISSN: 09544070     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/095440700421801001     Document Type: Conference Paper

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