Having calculated the actual cyclic load range the bolt is undergoing (using one of the above methods), you can refer to BS7608 (Fatigue of welded structures) for experimentally-derived S-N curves for typical bolt threads so you can calculate a safe life or allowable stress range. Bolt threads...
There are ISO standards covering the performance and dimensions of these castings, but I'm not sure they specify a material although it obviously has to be weldable. I assume the walls of the containers are generally Corten, since there are often labels on the container instructing repairers to...
Tmoose Yes, wear rate would be a factor as its in a component which you wouldn't want to replace frequently. Also avoiding seizing if lubrication is non-optimal.
Thanks all. We have a nice solid Novell netware network and are reluctant to depart from it, but sounds like we'll have to in order to use either PDM (EPDM or Vault).
ctopher - did Vault talk nicely to Solidworks in actual practice?
fcsuper & AnnaWood - Yes I was aware of the Conisio origins of...
Anyone got any comments on the user-friendliness of PDM Enterprise vs Autodesk Vault Professional in a mixed Solidworks/AutoCad drawing office? Anyone tried to use either on a Novell Netware network?
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Any ideas on where to find allowable bearing stress for a greased 4340 (high-tensile) pin in a 4340 bush. Pin rotates under load. We would normally use 80-100 Mpa allowable for mild steel components but are there any published allowables for higher tensile components.
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I gather you Inventor guys handle configurations as separate iparts, iassy's etc to allow families of parts and tabulated drawings. How do you handle say an FEA configuration of an assembly? A sheetmetal configuration?
Anyone got any comments on the user-friendliness of PDM Enterprise vs Autodesk Vault Professional in a mixed Solidworks/AutoCad drawing office? Anyone tried to use either on a Novell Netware network?
Yes I thought things used to be a little easier. I agree cropping does seem to be best avoided (a resource hungry process). Would be nice to be able to optionally see all the view borders without having to click - maybe show them in some semi-transparent pastel shade! However my AutoCad ancestry...
Thanks all. Will attempt to put the case for some training in this area. One issue I have with drawing views is that we often use a driving part containing the underlying layout sketch of a vehicle. This part is inserted in each subassembly to 'infect' it with the 'DNA' of the design. Thus each...
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In the past (up to SW2008)I have really struggled with the Solidworks drawing interface to produce decent drawings quickly. Everything seems to be so non-intuitive and Microsofty. Just selecting and manipulating the view, annotation, part or underlying sketch you want is a mission, let alone...
Dave,
I'm in a similar situation working for a heavy trailer manufacturer. We have a project folder for each vehicle or vehicle combination we build. Into the folder goes as complete a historical record as possible of everything to do with that vehicle ie photos, PDFs of calcs, drawings...
Very interesting paper. A vertical static load factor of 2.7 does seem high. Not clear from the paper what their "allowable" stresses are - looks like 300-350MPa for steel which has 645 MPa yield - ie allowable = 0.55 x yield, giving a total safety factor on yield of 4.9 for this load case...
DHKpeWI - For these static loads, I assume you would let the stresses go up to the allowables stated in general structural design codes eg roughly 2/3 yield for bending (tension side). Do I understand you to say that the max static download on the chassis would be 2.7g? Seems high - we generally...
Thanks boo1 - yes I can appreciate it is important to have the component give sufficient sign of failure before rupture. Also relates I suppose to strain energy/work done & fracture toughness - we have done Charpy impact tests on the bar stock in each direction although not at this stage on...
Is there a quantitative way of predicting that forging is necessary (over machining from stock steel bar)in any given new design? Or is it always a judgement thing, based on superior (but not quantifiable) mechanical properties that can be obtained, plus a history of failures in similar...
rmw - totally agree. Most disconnect incidents I have heard of result from a failure to engage properly in the first place due to the factors we've mentioned. (I've never actually come across a broken kingpin).
The semi is often left behind at the first set of lights.
There are quite a few of...
I'm probably thinking of a different style of pin, one with a bolted flange mounting.
Axial loads (though probably not critical in the design)could arise if
1. If the trailer has a high C of G and is undergoing sufficient lateral acceleration during cornering to try to overturn; this is...
I'm pretty sure heavy trailer kingpins experience significant bending and sometimes axial tension also. They are also usually stepped, depending on the type.
EngineerTex - thanks for sharing your experience - very interesting!. My 'lug ' terminology is perhaps a bit vague - it is more of a chunky L-shaped hook with various protrusions and incorporates a clevis at the top for permanent pinning to the lifting chain (To which your points 1, 2 & 3 are...
