Technical Paper
An Experimental Determination of the Strain History, Deflection Behavior, and Material Properties of a Composite material Rooftop for a Multipurpose Vehicle Part III
1989-02-01
890549
Composite material roof structures for multipurpose vehicles are comprised of a composite shell molded without metal frames as in most automobile rooftops. This paper experimentally analyzes the roof structure performance for a static uniformly distributed load over the roof surface and examines the tensile properties, effects of high temperatures and sound absorption characteristics of the random, chopped glass fiber reinforced epoxy resin material. The roof performance includes the load-strain history and the load-deflection behavior of the structure.
