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
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