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Front Rail Design

Front Rail Design is a structural engineering methodology that specifies the configuration and material properties of longitudinal energy-absorbing components in a vehicle's front chassis, distinguished by its role in optimizing crash energy management during frontal impact events.

12

Publications

513

Citations

39

Authors

12

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

2

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Publications

12

Improve the frontal crashworthiness of vehicle through the design of front rail

Q.Q. Li, Eric Li, T. Chen et al. · Thin-Walled Structures · 2021 · 85 citations

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Lightweight Design of Automotive Front Side Rail Based on Robust Optimisation

Yu Zhang, Ping Zhu · Thin-Walled Structures · 2007 · 79 citations

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Development of high crush efficient, extrudable aluminium front rails for vehicle lightweighting

Christopher P. Kohar, Amir Zhumagulov, Abhijit Brahme et al. · International Journal of Impact Engineering · 2016 · 69 citations

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Structural topology optimization for crashworthiness

Ciro A. Soto · International Journal of Crashworthiness · 2004 · 59 citations

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Crashworthiness research on S-shaped front rails made of steel–aluminum hybrid materials

Yunjiao Zhou, Fengchong Lan, Jiqing Chen · Thin-Walled Structures · 2010 · 52 citations

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Authors

39

  1. AB
    Abhijit Brahme

    University of Waterloo, Canada

    2 publications · 104 citations

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  2. PZ
    Ping Zhu

    Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China

    2 publications · 109 citations

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  3. KI
    Kaan Inal

    University of Waterloo, Canada

    2 publications · 104 citations

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  4. CP
    Christopher P. Kohar

    University of Waterloo, Canada

    2 publications · 104 citations

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  5. RK
    Raja K. Mishra

    General Motors (United States), United States

    2 publications · 104 citations

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Institutions

12

  1. Shanghai Jiao Tong University

    Shanghai, China

    3 h-index

    11 publications

    533 citations

  2. University of Waterloo

    Waterloo, Canada

    2 h-index

    9 publications

    485 citations

  3. General Motors (United States)

    Detroit, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    104 citations

  4. South China University of Technology

    Guangzhou, China

    1 h-index

    3 publications

    156 citations

  5. Changsha University of Science and Technology

    Changsha, China

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    85 citations

  6. Zhengzhou Railway Vocational & Technical College

    Zhengzhou, China

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    85 citations

  7. Hunan University

    Changsha, China

    1 h-index

    3 publications

    255 citations

  8. Politecnico di Torino

    Turin, Italy

    1 h-index

    2 publications

    22 citations

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Venues

  1. Thin-Walled Structures

    4 publications · 260 citations

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  2. International Journal of Impact Engineering

    1 publications · 69 citations

    1

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  3. International Journal of Vehicle Design

    IJVD · 1 publications · 20 citations

    1

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  4. Journal of Mechanical Design

    1 publications · 30 citations

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