Modeling and Analysis of a Composite B-Pillar for Side-Impact Protection of Occupants in a Sedan
MODELING AND ANALYSIS OF A COMPOSITE B-PILLAR FOR SIDE-IMPACT PROTECTION OF OCCUPANTS IN A SEDAN A Thesis by Santosh Reddy Bachelor of Engineering, VTU, India, 2003 Submitted to the College of Engineering and the faculty of Graduate School of Wichita State University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science May 2007 MODELING AND ANALYSIS OF A COMPOSITE B-PILLAR FOR SIDE-IMPACT PROTECTION OF OCCUPANTS IN A SEDAN I have examined the final copy of thesis for form and content and recommend that it be accepted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science, with a major in Mechanical Engineering. __________________________________ Hamid M. Lankarani, Committee Chair We have read this thesis and recommend its acceptance ___________________________________ Kurt soschinske, Committee Member ___________________________________ M.Bayram Yildirim, Committee Member ii DEDICATION To My Parents & Sister iii ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS I would like to express my sincere gratitude to my graduate advisor, Dr. Hamid M. Lankarani, who has been instrumental in guiding me towards the successful completion of this thesis. I would also like to thank Dr. Kurt Soschinske and Dr. M. Bayram Yildirim for reviewing my thesis and making valuable suggestions. I am indebted to National Institute for Aviation Research (NIAR) for supporting me financially throughout my Master’s degree. I would like to acknowledge the support of my colleagues at NIAR, especially the managers Thim Ng, Tiong Keng Tan and Kim Leng in the completion of this thesis. Special thanks to Ashwin Sheshadri, Kumar Nijagal, Arun Kumar Gowda, Siddartha Arood, Krishna N Pai, Anup Sortur, ShashiKiran Reddy, Sahana Krishnamurthy, Praveen Shivalli, Geetha Basavaraj, Akhil Kulkarni, Sir Chin Leong, Evelyn Lian, Arvind Kolhar in encouragement and suggestions throughout my Masters degree.
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