Objective Traditionally the automotive body-in-white structure is constructed using a lot of spot weld joints. The increasing demand for mass efficiency asks for alternatives as the application of high strength steels and new joining techniques. The objective of the project is to evaluate the fatigue performance of joint structures of high strength steel using novel advanced joining techniques as laser welding, self piercing rivets, clinching and adhesive bonding. Fatigue analysis software tools will be developed to allow automotive design engineers to predict the fatigue performance of structures in which these type of joints are applied when used to access a full structure analysis with commonly used FEM analysis codes. Programme(s) ECSC-STEEL C - Medium-term guidelines for the ECSC steel RTD programme of research and pilot/demonstration projects, 1996-2002 Topic(s) F4 - Thin sheets Call for proposal Data not available Funding Scheme CSC - Cost-sharing contracts Coordinator CORUS TECHNOLOGY BV EU contribution No data Address 1970 CA IJMUIDEN Netherlands See on map Total cost No data Participants (4) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all INSTITUT DE RECHERCHES DE LA SIDERURGIE FRANÇAISE France EU contribution No data Address Immeuble "PACIFIC", La Défense 7 11/13 Cours Valmy 92800 PUTEAUX See on map Total cost No data INSTITUTO TECNOLOGICO DE MATERIALES DE ASTURIAS Spain EU contribution No data Address Parque Tecnológico de Asturias 33428 LLANERA (ASTURIAS) See on map Total cost No data NCODE INTERNATIONAL United Kingdom EU contribution No data Address 230 Woodbourn Rd S9 3LQ SHEFFIELD See on map Total cost No data THYSSEN KRUPP STAHL Germany EU contribution No data Address Kaiser-Wilhelmstrasse 100 47166 DUISBURG See on map Total cost No data
