REDESIGNING THE RESISTANCE STRUCTURE OF A SOFA SIDE TO BE MADE OF COMPOSITE MATERIAL

Abstract

The paper presents a method of redesigning a sofa side, in order to be made from composite material based on natural fibres. The flow of redesigning activities, considering technical and economical requirements, guides the solving of a certain practical case. Starting from the shape of a sofa side whose resistance structure is made by wood and adding the technological constraints and the maximum weight requirement, imposed by the beneficiary, a 3D model of it was accomplished.  From this model, by adding some ribs, the final 3D model was obtained. The latter one was validated by the FEA method considering loads as stated by the standard tests.