Research Report

Light-weighting of automotive and aerospace transport

Abstract

The automotive and aerospace industries are keen to reduce their environmental impact and so have looked to move to lightweight materials. This creates issues in terms of joining, using and disposing of dissimilar materials. Oxford Brookes has therefore worked with national and multi-national companies in the adhesive, materials, automotive and aerospace industries to try to solve these problems. This has resulted in high quality research publications, innovative test equipment, improved numerical methods, novel designs, design guidelines, manufacturing procedures, British Standards, patents, commercial products and further funding. The impact of the work has global safety, environmental and economic benefits with multi-national aerospace and automotive companies implementing the results in current developments.

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Authors

Beavers, A
Hutchinson, A
Durodola, J
Morrey, D
Broughton, J
Fellows, N
Winfield, P

Oxford Brookes departments

Faculty of Technology, Design and Environment\Department of Mechanical Engineering and Mathematical Sciences

Dates

Year of publication: 2013
Date of RADAR deposit: 2014-12-18

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