Motor Vehicle
Structures
Pages: 344
Contents:
1 Introduction
2 Fundamental vehicle loads and their estimation
3 Terminology and overview of vehicle structure types
4 Introduction to the simple structural surfaces (SSS) method
5 Standard sedan (saloon) – baseline load paths
6 Alternative construction for body subassemblies and model variants
7 Structural surfaces and floor grillages
8 Application of the SSS method to an existing vehicle structure
9 Introduction to vehicle structure preliminary design SSS method
10 Preliminary design and analysis of body subassemblies using
the SSS method
11 Fundamentals and preliminary sizing of sections and joints
12 Case studies – preliminary positioning and sizing of major
car component