DESIGN AND ANALISYS OF B-PILLAR STRUCTURE REINFORCEMENT SUBJECTED TO BENDING LOAD

• Main Author: Oktora Dhanarico Priyawan - Nim: 13614069 , Kevin
• Format: Final Project
• Language: Indonesia
• Online Access: https://digilib.itb.ac.id/gdl/view/28441
• Institution: Institut Teknologi Bandung

<p align="justify">The increasing number of vehicles each year has an impact on the increased risk of traffic accidents. Under these conditions, the automotive industry is required to be able to reduce the risk of injury to passengers in the event of an accident. Side structure has crashworthiness criteria that focus on structure deformation. This condition is affected by small space from side structure to occupant. B-pillar structure receive the highest load when side impact accident happens. Therefore, strengthening the structure needs to be done. <br /> <br /> B-pillar structure model was adapted from simplified Picanto car structure. When designing a structure, the ability to predict the structure response through simulation is very important. To get accurate result hence in this research simulation of manufacturing process using hyperform software. The results of the simulation are validated by forming limit diagram (FLD) to ensure that there is no failure during simulation process. Then the structural response was analyzed due to bending load in LS-Dyna software. Reinforcement are not installed throughout the B-pillar structure, but only the weakest locations. <br /> <br /> This undergraduate thesis examines the structural response due to the addition of reinforcing structures. The reasearch continue with vary the number of spotweld, then analyzed the structure response. The result is the ability of the structure to absorb energy increased when B-pillar structure reinforcement subjected. However, the welding variations performed give no effect in structure respone.<p align="justify"> <br />