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Light Truck Frame Joint Stiffness Study Phase 1 Final Report

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SENSITIVITY STUDY<br />

Crossmember<br />

Thickness<br />

Side Rail<br />

Thickness<br />

Crossmember<br />

Tube Diameter<br />

Side Rail<br />

Height<br />

Side Rail Width<br />

Figure 18: Main Effects Plot for <strong>Joint</strong> 1: Tube-Through-tube Fore/Aft Bending <strong>Stiffness</strong> K θz<br />

C-<br />

Channel<br />

Gage<br />

Crossmember<br />

Gage<br />

Crossmember<br />

Plate<br />

Gage<br />

End<br />

Square<br />

Gage<br />

Inner<br />

Rail<br />

Gage<br />

Crossmember<br />

Width<br />

Rail<br />

Width<br />

Flange<br />

Width<br />

Rail<br />

Height<br />

Crossmember<br />

Height<br />

Figure 19: Main Effects Plot for <strong>Joint</strong> 2: Box to Lipped Channel Vertical Bending <strong>Stiffness</strong> Kθx<br />

<strong>Report</strong>: A/SP-005-1 <strong>Light</strong> <strong>Truck</strong> <strong>Frame</strong> <strong>Joint</strong> <strong>Stiffness</strong> <strong>Study</strong> 51

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