September (week 1 + 2)

As mentioned earlier, the testing turned out to be a great success but it took me a while to get some pictures of it, once again taken from dennis and jasmit. Compression test pics

some of the pics are given below.

It was pretty exciting to see the test up close, as it was a great first time experence. The computer values are very accurate and will be compared to the Solid works designs that are still currently being designed.

It was amazing as this was one of the big accomplishments in our project and finally all that planning actually worked out to be perfect. Very glad that I have a great team , and a well experienced tech advisor - Gerry.

given below now are some of the graphs obtained from the computer, that show the fatigue points of both the compression tests.

 GRAPH A

GRAPH B



Graph A shows the test results when the A pillar was placed lying down on the rig.
A picture below will illustrate it.

Calculations proved that a force of 1.22 kN was acted upon it to deflect it by 40mm.


Graph B was the results of a test to prove the compression and fatigue point on the A pillar from external forces that were acted on the top and bottom of the pillar.

It was placed on the rig as shown in the picture

Calculations proved that a force of 24.45 kN was acted upon it to deflect it by 11mm.

Test A was done to provide fatigue value in the case of side impact.
Test B was done to provide fatigue values in the case of frontal impact.