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Motor vehicle structures : concepts and fundamentals / Jason C. Brown, A. John Robertson, Stan T. Serpento.

By: Brown, Jason C.
Contributor(s): Robertson, A. John | Serpento, Stan T.
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: Oxford : Butterworth-Heinemann, 2002Description: xiv, 285 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. + pbk.ISBN: 0750651342.Subject(s): Automobiles -- Chassis -- Design and construction | Automobiles -- Bodies -- Design and constructionDDC classification: 629.231
Contents:
Introduction -- Fundamental vehicle loads and their estimation -- Terminology and overview of vehicle structure types -- Introduction to the simple structural surfaces (SSS) method -- Standard sedan (saloon) - baseline load paths -- Alternative construction for body subassemblies and model variants -- Structural surfaces and floor grillages -- Application of the SSS method to an existing vehicle structure -- Introduction to vehicle structure preliminary design SSS method -- Preliminary design and analysis of body subassemblies using the SSS method -- Fundamentals and preliminary sizing of sections and joints -- Case studies - preliminary positioning and sizing of major car components.
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Motor Vehicle Structures has been written as a unified textbook dealing with the structural mechanics of the mass produced integral passenger car body. It provides a clear and concise explanation of load paths in the vehicle body-in-white (BIW), based on engineering first principles. This is then used as a basis for an in-depth discussion of the conceptual design of car structures, using case studies directly related to real-life design problems.

The book is based on a short course designed for industry which has been well received and is used to train body engineers worldwide. The authors have extensive experience of analysis and design of vehicle structures in the automobile industry, and of teaching the subject both in-company and academia.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 276) and index.

Introduction -- Fundamental vehicle loads and their estimation -- Terminology and overview of vehicle structure types -- Introduction to the simple structural surfaces (SSS) method -- Standard sedan (saloon) - baseline load paths -- Alternative construction for body subassemblies and model variants -- Structural surfaces and floor grillages -- Application of the SSS method to an existing vehicle structure -- Introduction to vehicle structure preliminary design SSS method -- Preliminary design and analysis of body subassemblies using the SSS method -- Fundamentals and preliminary sizing of sections and joints -- Case studies - preliminary positioning and sizing of major car components.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

  • Introduction
  • Terminology and overview of vehicle structure types
  • Simple structural surfaces (SSS) method
  • Standard sedan - baseline load paths
  • Alternative constructions, model variants, range integration
  • Planar structures
  • Case study - application of the SSS method to an existing vehicle structure
  • Vehicle structure preliminary design using the SSS method
  • Preliminary design and analysis of body sub-assemblies using the SSS method
  • Fundamentals and preliminary sizing of sections and joints

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