Discovery Early Career Researcher Award - Grant ID: DE160101633

Funding Activity

Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DE160101633

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Multiscale design of hierarchical structures for crashworthiness. This project intends to develop new hierarchical materials and structures for light weight and crashworthiness by mimicking impact-bearing biological materials. Environmental and road safety concerns mean that vehicles must try to compromise between light weight, to reduce fuel consumption, and crashworthiness. To some extent, design optimisation of conventional materials and structures has reached its limits. This project aims to develop new biomimetic multiscale design methods to generate novel hierarchical structures for automotive applications. The study is expected to provide the automotive industry with novel approaches and designs to improve both the weight and crashworthiness of vehicles.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-08-2016

End Date: 30-06-2020

Funding Scheme: Discovery Early Career Researcher Award

Funding Amount: $360,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Automotive Safety Engineering | Solid Mechanics | Mechanical Engineering | Numerical Modelling and Mechanical Characterisation

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Automotive Equipment | Expanding Knowledge in Engineering |

Other Keywords

Automotive Equipment | Automotive Safety Engineering | Expanding Knowledge in Engineering | Mechanical Engineering | Numerical Modelling and Mechanical Characterisation | Solid Mechanics

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