Webinar description

As US vehicle architectures evolve, particularly with the adoption of battery electric vehicles (BEVs), traditional side-impact barrier validation needs to account for new structural interactions. Low ride heights and stiff underfloor battery structures can create concentrated loading, non-uniform crushing and barrier ride-over behaviour that conventional validation tests may not fully capture.

In this webinar, we will explore the latest validation and recalibration work behind the Arup-Cellbond IIHS Side Impact Barrier 2.0 FE model for LS-DYNA, developed through collaboration between Arup, Cellbond and Stellantis. The work combines expanded physical barrier testing with full-vehicle assessment to improve physical-to-CAE correlation for localized impact loading. 

You’ll discover how new center and offset bumper tests were introduced to investigate localized honeycomb crushing, bonded-interface separation and barrier rotation, and how these findings informed the development of the updated v2.0 model.

The result is an enhanced model that provides increased confidence for side-impact simulations involving both conventional vehicles and low-ride-height vehicles with stiff lower-body structures.

Key Highlights:

• IIHS side-impact simulation for US vehicles
• Enhanced validation for BEVs and localized loading
• Improved Arup-Cellbond Barrier 2.0 correlation
• Physical testing combined with full-vehicle assessment
• Collaborative work with Cellbond and Stellantis

Live Q&A: Engage with our experts during the interactive Q&A session to get your specific questions answered.

Speaker – Tejas Ruparel, Arup Washington DC, USA

Tejas is an Application Engineer at Oasys LS-DYNA Environment and is based at Arup in Washington, DC, USA, supporting customers across North America with simulation workflows, training, and technical problem-solving. With over 10 years of experience in automotive CAE and occupant injury risk analysis, including roles in structural analysis and human injury research, he brings a practical, engineering-focused perspective to automation and productivity in Ansys LS-DYNA environments.

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🕧 12:30 PM Washington, DC (ET) | 17:30 PM UK

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