Design and Analysis of Automobile Bonnet Using Natural Flax Composite Structure

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In this work, a structural design on automobile bonnet using natural flax fiber composite is performed. The structural design results of flax/epoxy composite bonnet are compared with the design results of metal bonnet structure. Through the structural analyses using commercial FEM software, it is confirmed that the designed automobile bonnet using natural composite is acceptable for structural safety, deflection, structural stability and weight.

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April 2015

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