Strength Analysis of Eight-Wheel Bogie of Bucket Wheel Excavator
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Calculation of Loads
2.1. Mean Vertical Wheel Load
2.2. Loads on the Supporting Structure from the Tension of the Crawler’s Chain
3. FEM Model of Eight-Wheel Bogie
4. Results and Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Material | Modulus of Elasticity/MPa | Poisson’s Ratio | Density/kg·m−3 |
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S355J2 + N | 2.1 × 105 | 0.3 | 7850 |
Thickness/mm | ||
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d ≤ 16 | 355 | 322.7 |
16 < d ≤ 40 | 345 | 313.6 |
40 < d ≤ 63 | 335 | 304.5 |
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Vulovic, S.; Zivkovic, M.; Pavlovic, A.; Vujanac, R.; Topalovic, M. Strength Analysis of Eight-Wheel Bogie of Bucket Wheel Excavator. Metals 2023, 13, 466. https://doi.org/10.3390/met13030466
Vulovic S, Zivkovic M, Pavlovic A, Vujanac R, Topalovic M. Strength Analysis of Eight-Wheel Bogie of Bucket Wheel Excavator. Metals. 2023; 13(3):466. https://doi.org/10.3390/met13030466
Chicago/Turabian StyleVulovic, Snezana, Miroslav Zivkovic, Ana Pavlovic, Rodoljub Vujanac, and Marko Topalovic. 2023. "Strength Analysis of Eight-Wheel Bogie of Bucket Wheel Excavator" Metals 13, no. 3: 466. https://doi.org/10.3390/met13030466