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ASA Race Car Force Deflection Characteristics
Technical Paper
2004-01-3503
ISSN: 0148-7191, e-ISSN: 2688-3627
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Abstract
Race car structure has been the subject of much discussion but little information. A hydraulic press has been constructed at Howe Racing to provide enough force to crush an American Speed Association (ASA) race car center-section. This facility tests under quasi-static conditions that give a force deflection characteristic of an entire center-section. The data can be used to make improvements in the strength or penetration resistance of a center section to improve driver safety. The data can also provide design guidance for energy absorbing elements that are added to the center-section. This paper describes the results of that testing and preliminary design consideration for a replaceable energy absorber.
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Gideon, T. and Howe, C., "ASA Race Car Force Deflection Characteristics," SAE Technical Paper 2004-01-3503, 2004, https://doi.org/10.4271/2004-01-3503.Also In
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