Cam-followers provide reliable and controlled motions in various mechanical systems. Due to the highly fluctuating load between the cam and follower in operation, the cam-follower may be subjected to a high risk of co...Cam-followers provide reliable and controlled motions in various mechanical systems. Due to the highly fluctuating load between the cam and follower in operation, the cam-follower may be subjected to a high risk of contact fatigue failure. This paper assesses the fatigue life of a cycloidal displacement cam and a flat-faced follower under the defined loads and constraints. Computer-aided design (CAD) model of the cam-follower is developed in CATIA software and imported to ANSYS software for finite element analysis (FEA) of fatigue life. MATLAB programming is developed for determining the appropriate spring constant and pre-load force to always keep the cam and follower in contact. The fatigue life of the cam-follower has been estimated under the specified operating conditions. The analysis method can be applied to investigate the fatigue life of cams with other profiles, including the modified trapezoidal functions, polynomial functions, etc.展开更多
Truck frames should be designed and fabricated with enough rigidity to avoid excessive deflections. Finite element analysis (FEA) plays an important role in all stages of frame designs. While being accurate, 3D solid ...Truck frames should be designed and fabricated with enough rigidity to avoid excessive deflections. Finite element analysis (FEA) plays an important role in all stages of frame designs. While being accurate, 3D solid element FEA models are built upon frame configuration details which are not feasible in the preliminary design stage, partially because of limited available design data of frames and heavy computation costs. This research develops 1D beam element FEA models for simulating frame structures. In this paper, the CAD model of a truck frame is first created. The solid element FEA analysis, which is adopted as the baseline in this study, is subsequently conducted for the stiffness of the frame, Next, beam element FEA analysis is performed for validating the feasibility of the beam element FEA model by comparing the results from the solid and beam element FEA models. It is found that the beam element FEA model can predict the frame stiffness with acceptable accuracy and reduce the computation cost significantly.展开更多
对非对称结构形式的变厚度复合材料层合板在准静态压缩载荷下的失效机理进行了试验和数值研究。在ABAQUS/Explicit中建立全新的三维有限元模型(Finite element model, FEM),其中Hashin准则用于复合材料层合板渐进失效分析,内聚力建模用...对非对称结构形式的变厚度复合材料层合板在准静态压缩载荷下的失效机理进行了试验和数值研究。在ABAQUS/Explicit中建立全新的三维有限元模型(Finite element model, FEM),其中Hashin准则用于复合材料层合板渐进失效分析,内聚力建模用于模拟分层的萌生和扩展。根据试验得到的应变数据分析,不连续的中性轴使层合板中产生弯矩,这些弯矩与轴向压缩载荷相互耦合,共同作用在层合板上。有限元结果表明,在薄段和变厚度段的交界处存在明显的应力集中,且薄段的应力大于厚段的应力。在交界处,发生了分层以及纤维和基体的压缩损伤,这与试验的结果一致。FEM预测的极限荷载比试验测得的平均极限荷载小10.7%,证明了模型的可行性和合理性。展开更多
文摘Cam-followers provide reliable and controlled motions in various mechanical systems. Due to the highly fluctuating load between the cam and follower in operation, the cam-follower may be subjected to a high risk of contact fatigue failure. This paper assesses the fatigue life of a cycloidal displacement cam and a flat-faced follower under the defined loads and constraints. Computer-aided design (CAD) model of the cam-follower is developed in CATIA software and imported to ANSYS software for finite element analysis (FEA) of fatigue life. MATLAB programming is developed for determining the appropriate spring constant and pre-load force to always keep the cam and follower in contact. The fatigue life of the cam-follower has been estimated under the specified operating conditions. The analysis method can be applied to investigate the fatigue life of cams with other profiles, including the modified trapezoidal functions, polynomial functions, etc.
文摘Truck frames should be designed and fabricated with enough rigidity to avoid excessive deflections. Finite element analysis (FEA) plays an important role in all stages of frame designs. While being accurate, 3D solid element FEA models are built upon frame configuration details which are not feasible in the preliminary design stage, partially because of limited available design data of frames and heavy computation costs. This research develops 1D beam element FEA models for simulating frame structures. In this paper, the CAD model of a truck frame is first created. The solid element FEA analysis, which is adopted as the baseline in this study, is subsequently conducted for the stiffness of the frame, Next, beam element FEA analysis is performed for validating the feasibility of the beam element FEA model by comparing the results from the solid and beam element FEA models. It is found that the beam element FEA model can predict the frame stiffness with acceptable accuracy and reduce the computation cost significantly.
文摘对非对称结构形式的变厚度复合材料层合板在准静态压缩载荷下的失效机理进行了试验和数值研究。在ABAQUS/Explicit中建立全新的三维有限元模型(Finite element model, FEM),其中Hashin准则用于复合材料层合板渐进失效分析,内聚力建模用于模拟分层的萌生和扩展。根据试验得到的应变数据分析,不连续的中性轴使层合板中产生弯矩,这些弯矩与轴向压缩载荷相互耦合,共同作用在层合板上。有限元结果表明,在薄段和变厚度段的交界处存在明显的应力集中,且薄段的应力大于厚段的应力。在交界处,发生了分层以及纤维和基体的压缩损伤,这与试验的结果一致。FEM预测的极限荷载比试验测得的平均极限荷载小10.7%,证明了模型的可行性和合理性。
