During the development stage, the company faced several problems with the torsional stiffness of the aluminum honeycomb chassis. The prototype chassis was losing a fifth of its torsional stiffness after 30,000 kilometers of testing, and the test drivers were noticing poor vehicle handling. To solve this problem, Bugatti invested in a new carbon fiber chassis that was developed and supplied by Aerospatiale, giving the car the stiffness it needed to achieve its performance targets. History was made when the EB 110 became the first production car to have a carbon fiber monocoque.

Another version of the EB 110 was also released. Named »Super Sport», this variant was lighter than the original by 150 kg. This was achieved by the use of carbon fiber body panels on the exterior and in the interior.

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Aim of this course is to be able to carry out the simulation from scratch by understanding the underlying concepts of FEA and material science, and after that be able to take into account all the essential things in order to get to reliant results. In its first part the course will explain implict vs. explicit analyses and their use, the vertical asymmetric load case and the simplified structural surfaces method. Moreover, the course discusses how to create a composite material card, how to define the layup, what composite failure criteria there are, how honeycomb modelling is done as well as laminate optimisation.

Once these essential concepts have been discussed, the actual process of simulating the monocoque is discovered. Meshing, Material Orientation, Layup Creation, among others, will be the first thing to take into account. Once the Modelling has been explained, the different analyses are carried out, such as typical loading scenarios, inertia relief and torsional stiffness. Finally, the more spectacular part on impact dynamics (crash) is discussed.

Course participants will be able to learn with and from Ignacio Carranza, the CAE Manager of Managing Composites and previously Research Engineer at McLaren Automotive and Stress Engineer at Hyundai Motorsport. All the course is online and self-paced, with the opportunity to send questions to the trainer. On completion every student will get a certificate, be able to join the ever-growing alumni network and will have access to all course materials for 1 year.

Currently a 20% discount is running until the end of September 2022, for the first 20 people. The coupon code is: MSA20OFFER.

Have a look at the course: Monocoque Structural Analysis

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In order to deliver a high-quality course, The Native Las has picked some of the best engineers of Managing Composites. Lluc Marti (CEO), Alejandro Batan (CPO), Marc Oliva (Lead Designer), Eneko Angulo (COO) and Ignacio Carranza (CAE Manager), who have gathered their experience working with composites and monocoques at companies like Koenigsegg, McLaren, Prodrive and Hyundai Motorsport.

The course is taught online and live, meaning that it is instructor-led. This allows for participants to ask the trainers directly about any doubts they have, leading to interesting group discussions and enriching the entire course. In total there will be 8 sessions and in case students cannot participate live they will have access to the recording of the live session.

Sessions:

1. Introduction and Basics of Monocoque Design
2. Packaging and Primary Functions
3. Concept Design and Secondary Functions
4. DFMEA
5. Detail Design
6. Structural Analysis
7. Post-Process
8. Final Q&A Session

Participating in the course gives access to the alumni network that includes job offers and discounts apart from a course certificate. The next edition will be starting on the 20^th of April 2022!

Check out the all the details here!

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