Sustainable lightweight vehicle design: A case study of eco-material selection for body-in-white

International Journal of Sustainable Manufacturing

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 317-337

  Mayyas, Ahmad T ^a   Mayyas, Abdelraoof ^a   Qattawi, Ala ^a   Omar, Mohammed A ^a  

^a CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Automotive; BIW; Body in white; Design for sustainability; DFS; Lightweight design; Material selection

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOBILE BODIES; COPYRIGHTS; ECODESIGN; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; LIGHT WEIGHT VEHICLES;

AUTOMOTIVE; AUTOMOTIVE STRUCTURES; BODY IN WHITES; ECOLOGICAL ASPECTS; LIGHTWEIGHT DESIGN; MATERIAL SELECTION; SUSTAINABLE PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT; VEHICULAR STRUCTURES;

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 84865276002     PISSN: 17427223     EISSN: 17427231     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJSM.2012.048586     Document Type: Article

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