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Design optimization of hybrid material B-pillar under crush loading

  • İsmail Öztürk

    Dr. İsmail Öztürk was born in 1982 in Bursa, Turkey. He is an associate professor in the Mechatronics Engineering Department at Bursa Technical University, Bursa, Turkey, and received his Ph.D. in Automotive Engineering from Uludağ University. Before joining Uludağ University, he worked at the Durmazlar machine factory in Bursa, Turkey. His research interests are vehicle crashworthiness, accelerated design, B-pillar, and vehicle bumper beam optimization.

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Abstract

B-pillars are vital structural components in rollover-related accidents. In this study, the performances of homogeneous B-pillars designed from B1500HS-T25, AA2024-T351, and AA6061-T6 materials and hybrid B-pillars designed from their combinations under crushing load were compared in energy absorption using simulation results. Optimization studies were conducted utilizing the upper part B1500HS-T25 and lower part AA6061-T6 hybrid B-pillar, which gave the highest energy absorption value. Method of feasible directions was utilized to solve the single-objective optimization, and B-pillar mass decreased by 22.6 % from 2.736 to 2.117 kg compared with the reference B-pillar. Global Response Search Method and Multi-Objective Genetic Algorithm were used to solve the multi-objective optimization problem. B-pillar with min mass decreased mass value by 25 % from 2.736 to 2.052 kg for both methods. This optimum hybrid B-pillar can be utilized in car design.


Corresponding author: İsmail Öztürk, Department of Mechatronics Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences, Bursa Technical University, Bursa, 16310, Türkiye, E-mail:

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İsmail Öztürk

Dr. İsmail Öztürk was born in 1982 in Bursa, Turkey. He is an associate professor in the Mechatronics Engineering Department at Bursa Technical University, Bursa, Turkey, and received his Ph.D. in Automotive Engineering from Uludağ University. Before joining Uludağ University, he worked at the Durmazlar machine factory in Bursa, Turkey. His research interests are vehicle crashworthiness, accelerated design, B-pillar, and vehicle bumper beam optimization.

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  3. Competing interests: The author states no conflict of interest.

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Published Online: 2023-11-15
Published in Print: 2024-01-29

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