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Bending and Compressive Performance of Strut Tower Braces based on Finite Element Analysis for Improvement of Vehicle Safety and Stability
Jeong Bin Bae, Jung Jin Kim
J. Korean Soc. Precis. Eng. 2024;41(11):817-825.
Published online November 1, 2024
DOI: https://doi.org/10.7736/JKSPE.024.047
A strut tower brace is one of the components that can improve the driving stability of a vehicle. This component has received steady attention for a long time due to its affordable price and easy installation. However, strut tower braces sold in the market have different structures. Moreover, most of them do not contain sufficient information related to safety or stability. Thus, this study aimed to analyze and compare structural behaviors of strut tower braces having various body shapes under bending and compressive scenarios. For this purpose, this study selected six representative models in the market and calculated structural behaviors (stress and deformation) using finite element analysis. Results revealed the body shape had a decisive effect not only on the durability of the strut tower brace, but also on the safety and stability of the vehicle. Among the six models tested, the model having a body shape with a single-axis form utilizing a wide rectangular cross-sectional showed the best bending and compressive performances. This study also confirmed that bending and compressive performances could be simultaneously improved depending on body shape.
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