Structural Reinforcements for Automotive Applications

2003-01-0330

03/03/2003

Event
SAE 2003 World Congress & Exhibition
Authors Abstract
Content
The use of adhesively bonded localized reinforcements is a relatively new concept in the automotive industry. Although use of this reinforcement method is in its early stages, these reinforcements are now used for a variety of applications in the automotive industry for improvements in crash worthiness, fatigue resistance, and NVH characteristics. This approach can provide relatively fast, easy, non-intrusive, and cost effective solutions for OEM's when compared to traditional reinforcement methods. Also, overall weight can be reduced simultaneously since the reinforcement is placed only where needed instead of filling an entire section with foam or changing the metal thickness along an entire body member. Materials and concepts have been developed that can be used to improve the structural stiffness and the resulting NVH performance of the vehicle. This paper will discuss the use of localized reinforcements including materials, applications, and potential uses and benefits.
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DOI
https://doi.org/10.4271/2003-01-0330
Pages
7
Citation
Carlson, D., Czaplicki, M., and Riley, J., "Structural Reinforcements for Automotive Applications," SAE Technical Paper 2003-01-0330, 2003, https://doi.org/10.4271/2003-01-0330.
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Publisher
Published
Mar 3, 2003
Product Code
2003-01-0330
Content Type
Technical Paper
Language
English