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CCC: 1
PROCEEDINGS OF THE FIFTH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON RAILWAY TECHNOLOGY: RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT AND MAINTENANCE
PROCEEDINGS OF THE FIFTH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON RAILWAY TECHNOLOGY: RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT AND MAINTENANCE
Edited by: J. Pombo
Paper 32.2
It is possible to increase the performance of fibre-reinforced composites in rail vehicles!
R. Winkler-Höhn
German Aerospace Center, Institute of Vehicle Concepts, Germany
Full Bibliographic Reference for this paper
R. Winkler-Höhn, "It is possible to increase the performance of
fibre-reinforced composites in rail vehicles!", in J. Pombo, (Editor), "Proceedings of the Fifth International Conference on Railway Technology: Research, Development and Maintenance",
Civil-Comp Press, Edinburgh, UK,
Online volume: CCC 1, Paper 32.2, 2022, doi:10.4203/ccc.1.32.2
Keywords: fibre-reinforced plastics, FRP, topology optimisation, free-size
optimisation, sandwich construction, roof structure, railway car bodies.
Abstract
This paper describes the methodological approach to develop lightweight compositeintensive
roof structure of a railroad car body from the creation of a generic car body
through topology optimization to the manufacturing of a roof segment in FRP. This
approach would be pursued as part of the joint project "Significant mass savings
through structurally supporting fiber composite-intensive rail vehicle body structures
with integrated damage diagnosis system" (faWaSiS), which is funded by the German
Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy.
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