Analysis of bus rollover protection under legislated standards using LS-DYNA software simulation techniques

International Journal of Automotive Technology

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 495-506

  Liang, C C ^a   Le, G N ^a  

^a DA YEH UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Absorbed energy; Bus rollover; ECE R66; FMVSS 220; LS DYNA; Superstructure

Indexed keywords

ABSORBED ENERGY; COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; LS-DYNA; MOTOR VEHICLE; PASSENGER COMPARTMENT; PHYSICAL MEANINGS; ROLLOVER SAFETY; SOFTWARE SIMULATION; TESTING CONDITIONS; VEHICLE ACCIDENTS;

COMPUTER SOFTWARE; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; REGULATORY COMPLIANCE; SECURITY SYSTEMS; STANDARDS;

VEHICLES;

EID: 77954161505     PISSN: 12299138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12239-010-0061-x     Document Type: Article

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