Finite Element Analysis of a NASCAR Winston Cup Stock Car

Format:

Conference/Event

Author/Creator:

Crawford, John, author.

Conference Name:

Motorsports Engineering Conference & Expostion (1994-12-05 : Dearborn, Michigan, United States)

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Warrendale, PA SAE International 1994

Summary:

This paper presents an investigation into the torsional stiffness of a NASCAR Winston Cup stock car chassis using finite element analysis.A measurement of torsional stiffness was made on a representative chassis, which also provided the dimensions for constructing a finite element model. The experimental measurement was used to verify the finite element model, which was then used to evaluate the effect of various design changes on torsional stiffness.Tables and charts are presented which describe chassis flexibility for each design change which was analyzed

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Publisher Number:

942527

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