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Table 1 Element type, properties and material cards of generic tram components for simulations in LS-DYNA

From: Investigations on tram-pedestrian impacts by application of virtual testing with human body models

Nr

Component

Elem. type

Properties

Material model in LS-DYNA [22]

1

Front skirts

Shell

4.00 mm

*MAT_001/*MAT_ELASTIC

2

Cab Frame

Shell

6.00 mm

*MAT_001/*MAT_ELASTIC

3

Inner glass sheet

Shell

3.00 mm

*MAT_280/*MAT_GLASS

4

Interlayer

Solid

0.76 mm

*MAT_181/ *MAT_SIMPLIFIED_RUBBER

5

Outer glass sheet

Shell

4.00 mm

*MAT_280/*MAT_GLASS

6

Brackets

Beams

Figure 1

*MAT_119/

*MAT_GENERAL_NONLINEAR

7

Rigid Body

Constr._Rigid_Bodies

–

–

8

Mass

Element_Mass

20,000 kg

–