Designing for Optimum Damageability, Repairability and Insurability How Repair Costs Relate to Insurance Costs

940979

03/01/1994

Event
International Congress & Exposition
Authors Abstract
Content
The purpose of this paper is to discuss vehicle damageability, repairability and insurability, to show the interdependence of these terms and how they should be considered in the new vehicle design/development process. The paper can be used as a companion to SAE J1555-RECOMMENDED PRACTICE FOR OPTIMIZING AUTOMOBILE DAMAGEABILITY. J1555 provides information on how to improve damageability. This paper explains why improving damageability and repairability are important for containing insurance costs. A brief description of automobile insurance terminology and coverage is given, so as to prepare the engineer for the design philosophy examples that show how improvements in damageability and repairability can be achieved.
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DOI
https://doi.org/10.4271/940979
Pages
19
Citation
Ribbens, J., "Designing for Optimum Damageability, Repairability and Insurability How Repair Costs Relate to Insurance Costs," SAE Technical Paper 940979, 1994, https://doi.org/10.4271/940979.
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Published
Mar 1, 1994
Product Code
940979
Content Type
Technical Paper
Language
English