The Race Car Chassis: Design, Structures And Materials is an invaluable handbook on the structural design and science behind the race car chassis.
Includes sections on materials and structures, structural loads, a brief overview of suspension and chassis design, multi-tube and space frame chassis, joining ferrous metals, stressed skin construction, and joining light alloys.
Contents: ● The Idea of a Chassis ● Suspension Systems ● The Loads on a Vehicle Frame ● Four Tube Chassis and Space Frames ● Stressed Skin Construction ● An Overview of the Strength of Materials ● Tube Frame Materials and Details ● Stressed Skin Materials and Details ● An Overview of Modern Race Car Chassis