Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) / Lately numerous studies have been performed to design composite monocoques
with high strength and low weight for various student level racing contests. The
objective of this paper is to develop an insightful methodology to design and de
veloped a light-weight composite monocoque. The monocoque is designed to pass
the mandatory static load tests laid down by the International Automobile Feder
ation (FIA)Formula 3. These Formula 3 tests are considered the baseline of the
desired structural integrity of the composite monocoque. The presented design tech
nique emphasises on a monocoque developed for Sports Car Club of America (SCCA)
races. The three standard load tests performed on the monocoque are Survival Cell
Side test, Fuel Tank test and Side Intrusion test. A sandwich layup of bi-directional
woven carbon/epoxy prepreg and aluminium honeycomb is optimized for minimum
weight while predicting the unknown properties of layup and ensuring the mono
coque doesnt experience failure. The approach intends to achieve minimum weight
with high torsional rigidity and is capable of being used for the design and analysis
of any kind of formula type composite monocoque.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:IUPUI/oai:scholarworks.iupui.edu:1805/19975 |
| Date | 08 1900 |
| Creators | Kamble, Meghana P. |
| Contributors | Dalir, Hamid, Tovar, Andres, El-Mounayri, Hazim |
| Source Sets | Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis |
| Language | en_US |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
| Rights | Attribution 3.0 United States, http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/us/ |
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