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International Journal of Modern Studies in Mechanical Engineering
Finite Element Modeling and Simulation of Car Crash
Andrew Hickey, Shaoping Xiao
3131 Seamans Center, Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering The University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa 52242
Copyright :Andrew Hickey, Shaoping Xiao, Finite Element Modeling and Simulation of Car Crash International Journal of Modern Studies in Mechanical Engineering
Abstract
In this paper, quasi-static simulations were conducted to simulate car crash via finite element method. A 2002 Ford explorer was modeled in the 3D modeling software CREO and then imported into ANSYS for mesh generation and FEM analysis. Various incoming speeds were considered when the car was modeled to crash into a wall. It was observed that when the car with an incoming speed of 100mph, the car was totaled. The maximum deformation in numerical simulation agreed with the one from a real life testing.
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