Open AccessStrength calculation and optimization of axle housing form
Author(s) -
А. М. Абрамов,
A S Kovalev
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
izvestiâ mgtu "mami"
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2949-1428
pISSN - 2074-0530
DOI - 10.17816/2074-0530-69523
Subject(s) - axle , truck , software , topology optimization , finite element method , reduction (mathematics) , structural engineering , computer science , engineering , automotive engineering , mathematics , geometry , programming language
The article describes strength calcualtion on the casted axle housing of the truck using FEM-software and its further form optimization with topology optimization software, performed for RD center of KAMAZ JSC. The optimization provided 17% mass reduction of the casting.