Correlating finite element model of a car spot-welded front-end module in the light of modal testing data

• Main Authors: W. I. I., Wan Iskandar Mirza, M. N., Abdul Rani, M. A., Yunus, Athikary, B., M. S. M., Sani
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Universiti Malaysia Pahang 2020
• Subjects: TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery; TL Motor vehicles. Aeronautics. Astronautics
• Online Access: http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/29533/1/Correlating%20finite%20element%20model%20of%20a%20car%20spot.pdf; http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/29533/; https://doi.org/10.15282/ijame.17.2.2020.16.0597; https://doi.org/10.15282/ijame.17.2.2020.16.0597

Model updating methods can be adopted to improve the correlation level between the finite element model of a spot welded structure and its test model. However, in the presence of contact interfaces in the vicinity of the welded areas, improving the correlation level is problematic and challenging. A...