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Analysis of the Failure Modes and Design Improvement of an Eccentrically Loaded Connecting Rod for a Double Front Axle Steering Linkage Prototype by Topaç, M.M. ;Tanrıverdi, A. ;Çolak, O. ;Bilal, L. ;Maviş, M. is a Engineering article available to read on EtoBox.

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Failure analysis and optimal redesign study of the connecting rod prototype to be used in the multi-axle steering linkage of an 8x8 Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting (ARFF) vehicle is reported. At the prototyping stage, the field tests showed that the connecting rod experiences a plastic deformation during a zero-speed steering manoeuvre. In order to predict the possible causes of the failure, Finite Element (FE) analyses were applied to the complete steering linkage which contains the failed rod design. Primary FE analyses showed that there are critical stress concentration regions on the rod. It was also seen that the maximum stress values at these regions are influenced by the tyre steering angle and the slope of the road surface. Subsequently, critical structural parameters having an influence on the mechanical behaviour of the part were chosen, and a parametric base model was built. Then, using DOE-RSM (Design of Experiments -Response Surface Methodology) based optimisation study, optimal values were selected within the applicable variation range. Nonetheless, by considering the form of the structure together with the loading type, it was decided that the elastic stability sho

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Author

Topaç, M.M. ;Tanrıverdi, A. ;Çolak, O. ;Bilal, L. ;Maviş, M.

Publisher

Elsevier BV

Published

2020

Language

EN

Field

Engineering (Physical Sciences)