Mater.Phys.Mech.(MPM)
No 1, Vol. 34, 2017, pages 90-96

APPLICABILITY OF POLYMER COMPOSITE MATERIALS IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF
TRACTOR FALLING-OBJECT PROTECTIVE STRUCTURES (FOPS)

Dmitrii Lebedev, Alexey Okunev, Mikhail Aleshin, Kirill Ivanov,
Oleg Klyavin, Svetlana Nikulina, Oleg Rozhdestvenskiy, Alexey Borovkov

Abstract

Analysis of application efficiency of polymer composite materials (PCM) in the development of tractors falling-object protective structures with the use of finite element method and modern systems of engineering analysis (CAE) is done. An elasticity and fracture model of composite materials is developed. A series of virtual crash tests of the tractor cab is carried for both cases with and without PCM. On the basis of this research, a methodology of designing PCM roofs for tractor cabs is developed.

Keywords: composite material, crash test, design, finite element model, tractor cab.

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