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An Investigation of Force Characteristics of Various Vehicle Roof Shapes in Jordan Rollover Tests using Simulations

Description:

Vehicle rollovers are a rare crash event on the roads in the United States, however 10% of all fatalities are caused by rollovers. The FMVSS 216 test is the only established standardized test for evaluation of roof strength currently used by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration...

Author:

Rittner, Markus

Keyword:

Roof Analysis, Jordan Rollover System, Rollover, Forces on roof, LS-DYNA, and Simulation

GW Unit:

Civil Engineering

Degree:

M.S.

Advisor:

Eskandarian, Azim

Committee Member(s):

Eskandarian, Azim, Silva, Pedro, and Digges, Kennerly

Resource Type:

Thesis or Dissertation