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Ahmed Zakaria Ibrahim Salem
Document Details
Document Type
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Article In Journal
Document Title
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Using Glass Mat Thermoplastic as Automotive Bumper’S Material to Enhance Pedestrian Safety
استخدام الالياف الزجاجيه المعالجه حراريا كممتتص صدمات امامي للسياره لتحسين امان المشاه حال الاصتدام.
Subject
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Automotive Crash Simulation
Document Language
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English
Abstract
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The usage of softer systems in automotive bumper is a growing trend currently especially to serve the pedestrians safety function. The term softer here does refer to the bumper system’s dynamic behavior rather than its material’s flexure or tension modules. However, the usage of such softer systems would raise issues of structural integrity of the bumper during crash. There is a strong drive currently to adopt materials such as glass mat thermoplastic (GMT), high-strength sheet molding compound (SMC) for the bumper material and plastic polypropylene (PEP) for the bumper holders [1, 2, 3] in this regard. While both the GMT and SMC do enhance the pedestrian safety condition, they both show plastic deformation at crash, even in low-speed scenarios [2, 3]. The PEP holders react only as shock absorbers and act like mechanical fuses to be destroyed in car crash, preventing the main bumper from being damaged [4]. A simplified parameterized finite element model of the Ford Crown Victoria car’s bumper form is used in several crash simulations that are carried out to test the validity of this modified bumper system. Based on the results of these tests, we show that, applying the Rubber coating material for the GMT and SMC bumper beams eliminates the plastic stains at low-speed crash.
ISSN
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1662-8985
Journal Name
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Advanced Materials Research Vols. 875-877 (2014) pp 455-461
Volume
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875
Issue Number
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2014
Publishing Year
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1435 AH
2014 AD
Article Type
:
Article
Added Date
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Tuesday, April 8, 2014
Researchers
Researcher Name (Arabic)
Researcher Name (English)
Researcher Type
Dr Grade
Email
د./ أحمد زكريا سالم
Salem, Dr. Ahmed Zakaria
Investigator
Doctorate
azsalem@Hotmail.com
Files
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Description
36969.pdf
pdf
Paper PDF file
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