The effect of inner diaphragms and continuous sill section on the stiffness of automotive B-pillar

• Main Authors: Tan, Chee Fai, Shamsuddin, Shamsul Anuar, Shafie, Mohd. Hazani, Osman, Mohd. Rasid
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English
• Published: Federation of Engineering Institutions of Islamic Countries 2006
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/39610/1/39610.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/39610/

This paper discusses in detail on the behaviour of T-frame under specific loading obtained experimentally to investigate the deflection of the vehicle B-pillar. A series of T-frame were designed with inner diaphragm at various location in the sill member in order to investigate the effect of inner...