Abstract
Fuel reduction and CO2-balance is heavily discussed in automotive engineering. Improvements of the ecologic footprint require innovative vehicle concepts and
involvement of bio-based materials. Novel materials, material combinations and composites are urgently needed. Wood provides high stiffness, strength, excellent damping, high resistance against fatigue and a very low density paired
with low material costs. Properly applied, modern wood composites are competitive to metals and fibre-reinforced materials. However, the application of wood and wood composites in automotive engineering requires precise and reliable material data, e.g. for a very first material selection and later in numerical crash simulations. A feasibility study was performed, that identifies the potential of explicit FE simulation of wood composites under static and crash load condition. Consequently, future research tasks for enhanced wood related FE simulation were derived.
involvement of bio-based materials. Novel materials, material combinations and composites are urgently needed. Wood provides high stiffness, strength, excellent damping, high resistance against fatigue and a very low density paired
with low material costs. Properly applied, modern wood composites are competitive to metals and fibre-reinforced materials. However, the application of wood and wood composites in automotive engineering requires precise and reliable material data, e.g. for a very first material selection and later in numerical crash simulations. A feasibility study was performed, that identifies the potential of explicit FE simulation of wood composites under static and crash load condition. Consequently, future research tasks for enhanced wood related FE simulation were derived.
| Original language | German |
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| Pages (from-to) | 74-88 |
| Journal | Konstruktion |
| Volume | 70 |
| Issue number | 10 |
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| Publication status | Published - 2018 |