Review of CAE fatigue analysis techniques for spot-welded high strength steel automotive structures

SAE Technical Papers

Volumn , Issue , 2001, Pages

  Gao, Yi ^a   Chucas, Darren ^b   Lewis, Colin ^c   McGregor, Iain J ^a  

^a Corus Automotive Engineering ^*  (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WALES   (United Kingdom)

^c Development and Technology ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOBILES; COMPUTER AIDED ANALYSIS; COMPUTER AIDED ENGINEERING; DURABILITY; FATIGUE OF MATERIALS; SPOT WELDING; WELDS;

AUTOMOTIVE DEVELOPMENT; AUTOMOTIVE STRUCTURES; COMPLEX COMPONENTS; DURABILITY ASSESSMENT; FATIGUE LIFE ANALYSIS; FATIGUE LIFE PREDICTION; RESISTANCE SPOT WELD; VEHICLE STRUCTURES;

HIGH STRENGTH STEEL;

EID: 85072451799     PISSN: 01487191     EISSN: 26883627     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4271/2001-01-0835     Document Type: Conference Paper

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12. Dr. Yi Gao Project Engineer Corus Automotive Engineering Corus Group plc. Coventry, CV3 4ST, the United Kingdom Telephone: +44-24-7624 1212 Fax: +44-24-7624 1205 E-mail: yi.gao@corusgroup.com 2 Mr. Darren Chucas Engineering Doctorate Research Engineer EPSRC Engineering Doctorate Centre in Steel Technology University of Wales, Swansea Department of Materials Engineering Swansea, SA2 8PP, the United Kingdom Telephone: +44-1639- 871111 extn: 4150 Fax: +44-1639-884648 E-mail: darren.chucas@corusgroup.com 3 Mr. Colin Lewis Senior Research Officer Welsh Technology Centre Corus Research, Development & Technology Corus Group plc. Port Talbot, SA13 2NG, the United Kingdom Telephone: +44-1639- 871111 extn: 4170 Fax: +44-1639-884648 E-mail: colin. lewis@corusgroup.com 4 Dr. Iain J. McGregor Manager, Technology Corus Automotive Engineering Corus Group plc. Coventry, CV3 4ST, the United Kingdom Telephone: +44-24-7624 1213 Fax: +44-24-7624 1205 E-mail: iain.mcgregor@corusgroup.com.