mistergrumpy
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| posted on 23/11/06 at 08:54 PM |
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Engine Bay Side Protection
Is there any reason why round tube instead of square is used up front to triangulate the engine bay sides?
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tks
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| posted on 23/11/06 at 09:12 PM |
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its stronger
round tube is even strong in every direction.
Square tube not.
you always want as much distance from the 0 line this is a virtual line in every profile...
Tks
The above comments are always meant to be from the above persons perspective.
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mistergrumpy
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| posted on 23/11/06 at 09:15 PM |
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I see. It encompasses a greater area thus making it stronger. Cheers.
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adampage
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 posted on 24/11/06 at 07:50 AM |
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I always thought....
That the triangulation on the side of the engine bay was in round tube so that the aluminium panel can bend around it smoothly.
The panel there isn't flat you see, the bottom front corner is some way inboard of the top and rear edges, therefore it needs to bend along the
line of that diagonal tube.
If it was square it would have a sharp crease, round = smooth curve.
Well, that's what i thought anyway!
Adam
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02GF74
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| posted on 24/11/06 at 08:54 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by mistergrumpy
I see. It encompasses a greater area thus making it stronger. Cheers.
not quite, see what ^^^^ said re: "stronger in every direction"
You could take your round tube and squash it to make it oval, then it becomes stronger than round tube in one direction but weaker in the other.
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