Structural Weight and Stiffness Optimization of a Midibus Using the Reinforcement and Response Surface Optimization (RSO) Method in Static Condition

<table class="table-group" id="tab5"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="5"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td class="align_left">Sections</td><td class="align_center">Selected parts</td><td class="align_center">Cross section</td><td class="align_center">Thickness (mm)</td><td class="align_center">Ranges of mfg. values (mm)</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="5"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Floor</td><td class="align_center">P1–P5</td><td class="align_center">C-channel</td><td class="align_center">3</td><td class="align_center">1, 1.5, 2, 2.5, 3</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Roof</td><td class="align_center">P27, P28, P32, and P33</td><td class="align_center">SHS</td><td class="align_center">1.5</td><td class="align_center">1, 1.5, 2, 2.5, 3</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="5"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

<div>Cross section and levels of thickness of selected parts.</div>

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Table 5: Structural Weight and Stiffness Optimization of a Midibus Using the Reinforcement and Response Surface Optimization (RSO) Method in Static Condition 

Table 5 | Structural Weight and Stiffness Optimization of a Midibus Using the Reinforcement and Response Surface Optimization (RSO) Method in Static Condition 