Title :
Analysis on the drive axle housing of heavy truck with the finite element method
Author :
Qian, Jia ; Fei, Ma
Author_Institution :
Transp. Ind. Key Lab., Shandong Jiaotong Univ., Jinan, China
Abstract :
The traditional design of drive axle housing is difficult to accurately calculate strength and stiffness in the dynamic axle loads. We designed a drive axle housing of heavy truck using modern methods. We established the 3D model and finite element analysis model using UG modeling software combining with the NASTRAN. We analyzed four working conditions including maximum traction, maximum vertical force, maximum brake force and maximum lateral force and we obtained the stress distribution and parts deformation. The analyses verify that the design is reasonable. The drive axle housing has enough intensity and meets the demand of the National Standard. It also provides the relavant data for strength evaluation of the drive axle housing.
Keywords :
axles; brakes; deformation; design engineering; drives; elasticity; finite element analysis; mechanical engineering computing; road vehicles; solid modelling; stress analysis; traction; 3D model; NASTRAN; National Standard; UG modeling software; drive axle housing; dynamic axle loads; finite element analysis model; heavy truck; maximum brake force; maximum lateral force; maximum traction; maximum vertical force; part deformation; strength evaluation; stress distribution; Axles; Finite element methods; Force; Springs; Strain; Stress; Wheels; NASTRAN; UG; drive axle housing; finite element analysis; heavy truck;
Conference_Titel :
Transportation, Mechanical, and Electrical Engineering (TMEE), 2011 International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Changchun
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1700-0
DOI :
10.1109/TMEE.2011.6199273
