Finite Element-Based Fatigue Behaviour of Springs in Automobile Suspension

Kamal, M. and M. M., Rahman (2014) Finite Element-Based Fatigue Behaviour of Springs in Automobile Suspension. International Journal of Automotive and Mechanical Engineering (IJAME), 10. pp. 1910-1919. ISSN 1985-9325(Print); 2180-1606 (Online). (Published)

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Abstract

This paper presents the fatigue behaviour of springs used in shock absorbers in automobile suspension systems. SAE 9254 is considered as a spring material. Triangular waves with a frequency of 4 Hz and SAE standard suspension loading history (SAESUS) were used for fatigue analysis. Both load histories are scaled according to the maximum and minimum values of deflection, as spring height at full-bump and full-rebound, respectively. Finite element analysis was carried out using the linear static approach. Fatigue analysis was performed using the strain-life method. Absolute maximum principal and critical plane approaches gave results of reasonable accuracy, but later had a considerably longer solution time, while signed von Mises and signed shear approaches gave very conservative results. Thus the absolute maximum principal method is found to be the best suited. The results show that the spring did not fail before 4×105 cycles at 4 Hz for wave time history and 70,000 repeats for SAESUS time history at critical location

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Strain-life method, spring, suspension system, variable amplitude loading, FEA
Subjects:	T Technology > TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery
Faculty/Division:	Faculty of Mechanical Engineering
Depositing User:	Professor Dr. Md. Mustafizur Rahman
Date Deposited:	12 Jan 2015 01:54
Last Modified:	25 Jan 2018 02:55
URI:	http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/8182
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