Abstract :
This study aimed to identify the level of the crashworthiness of structural
strength when there are frontal-impact collisions. According to the National
Transportation Accident Commission (KNKT) there were 68.29 % of frontal impact cases occurred in 2010-2016.
The simulation method of big bus front cowl simulation used FEM software
(Finite Element Method) by firstly identifying the total vehicle weight, speed, and
frame structure of the big bus front cowl to be designed. The front cowl big bus was
tested virtually using FEM software with a big bus front dynamic cowl simulation
method and input, material properties, fix constant force (combination), boundary
(limit displacement), meshing, and vehicle velocity.
The result of a big cowl front test simulation was the vehicle speed of 11.11
m?s
simulation achived the maximum stress of 2.7887 GPa and the deformation
simulation results of 3.2518x10?2
(m). The vehicle speed of 22.22 m?s
simulation
achived the maximum stress of 5.5905 GPa and the deformation simulation results
of 6,3653x10?2
(m). The vehicle speed of 33.33 m?s
simulation achived the
maximum stress of 8.4879 GPa and the deformation simulation results of
9.9235x10?2
(m). The results of the simulation were after the structure of the
crumple zone experiencing a collision with the pendulum, the crumple zone
functioned optimally to absorb the kinetic energy that occured and protect the basic
structure of the cowl from the big bus