After our successful Monocoque development, we are now in a position to outline the Formtech Composites approach for further development, moving from the single piece Monocoque to Hybrid Body-in-White solutions:
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Case Study – Formula One Nosebox
The following case study was written for an article in a motorsports magazine and takes the reader through the typical stages of designing a nosebox for a Formula One car. The nosebox is the part of the car that connects the monocoque to the front wing. The nosebox has to take a number of loads:… Read more »
Acoustic Emission Technique to Assist the Formula One Designer in Structural Design
Acoustic Emission is a passive testing technique that can detect the damage mechanisms of carbon fibre structures whilst under load. This technique will be shown in this paper to provide useful feed back to the designer to hone his design during the testing stage. Download a PDF version of this paper