Browsing Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering by Subject "crashworthiness"
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Assessment of Occupant Response in Frontal Bus Crash Scenarios using Human Body Models to Improve Public Transportation Safety
(University of Waterloo, 2022-09-26)There has been limited investigation regarding occupant safety in transit bus crash scenarios. Experimental testing and numerical modelling can provide the insight required to reduce injury risk to transit bus passengers. ... -
Development of a Tailor-Welded Hot Stamped Side Frame Member
(University of Waterloo, 2020-01-10)This thesis investigates the application of hot stamped ultra-high strength steel (greater than 1000 MPa tensile strength) tailor-welded blanks in vehicle frontal crash energy management structures, as well as their potential ... -
Efficient Multi-Objective Optimization of an Automotive Crush Rail Under Axial and Oblique Impact
(University of Waterloo, 2021-04-30)Oblique impact conditions are of increasing research importance, and this kind of study is becoming more common in the crashworthiness literature. Optimization strategies, such as the Response Surface Methodology (RSM), ... -
Interaction Between Forming and the Crash Response of Aluminium Alloy S-Rails
(University of Waterloo, 2007-07-04)One of the principal energy absorbing structural components that influences the crashworthiness of a vehicle is the side-rail, which is also commonly referred to as an s-rail due to its shape that is reminiscent of an “s”. ... -
Multi-scale Modeling and Optimization of Energy Absorption and Anisotropy in Aluminum Alloys
(University of Waterloo, 2017-04-26)This thesis outlines a study on the multi-scale modeling and optimization of lightweight aluminum front rails for automotive crashworthiness applications. This research is aimed to enhance the crashworthiness characteristics ... -
Numerical Modeling of Failure in Magnesium Alloys under Axial Compression and Bending for Crashworthiness Applications
(University of Waterloo, 2012-01-23)Numerical modeling of failure was performed for magnesium alloys with circular and square cross-sections under axial compression. The failure criterion was employed using material model 124, where failure was simulated ...