SAE Paper on Carbon X-Brace

[SharpMan]

In case anyone was curious about the engineering behind the deceptively simple carbon x-brace:

http://papers.sae.org/2013-01-1775/

[Arizona Vipers]

In case anyone was curious about the engineering behind the deceptively simple carbon x-brace:

http://papers.sae.org/2013-01-1775/

Thanks for posting!
I have physically felt the underneath the factory carbon fiber version of the X-Brace and it's "hollow" underneath.
The top sides of the brace curve down at angle, but they do not touch/connect so the piece is NOT a solid tube so I have wondered about the stiffness..