Optimization Of Composite Leaf Spring Design Using Response Surface Methodology

The advancement in fibre composite technology puts back many dense materials by high strength to density ratio. Many attempts have been made with glass/carbon fibre for suspension systems; still, not much has been done in the direction of optimisation of the design of the leaf spring. This paper reports on the work in which a new glass/carbon fibre composite material was made and tested under Tsai-Wu failure stress criteria.