I'm trying to do a simulation of fatigue on a 737 airplane landing gear. I have it modeled, calculated its force in each axle, and ran the fatigue for the force applied within 0.2s The landing gear is not perfectly equal to the real one, but its close enough. After doing the simulation, i get 1 cycle endurance with 322000N on each axle, even with the normal aircraft weight (125000N) on each axle, the design fails. A plane most certainly doesn't break when its supported by its landing gear. I have basically a T modeled, with loads on the small ends. Ill add any files if requested
Also, just to be safe i tested with doubled dimensions, still break, with 263 MPa max von misses stress
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Just tested file of Module 9
http://students.autodesk.com/?nd=protected_content&resource_id=cae_section_2
Should have gotten like 71000 cycles just like the video, but i'm getting 0.5
My file is attached, rename it to rar and extract the FEM file, im getting 0.5 cycles with 32200N ಠ_ಠ, with 322N around 3500 cycles, so a toddler jumping on a 60mm steel reinforced bar could brake it jumping a little on it ಠ_ಠ
Something is wrong in the software configuration, since i get bad results with the example file.
Hi Douglas,
I wonder if there is there an issue with the units?
Otherwise, can you provide a link to the video (or printed information) that goes along with the "module 9" model? Hopefully, the problem can be resolved by reproducing the example problem.
Note that the .FEM file does not contain the complete model. The best way to transmit simulation models is to create an archive. See the thread "Create, Post, or Provide an Archive of your model".
http://engineeringexploration.autodesk.com/content/module-9-fatigue-analysis
This is the guide i was followong and trying to replicate results, i used the files linked on the page and i didn't get the results expected from the wizard, about the units, the stress results were the same, so i believe the issue is with the wizard itself
Thanks for the links. I went through the module 9 exercise and got the correct result with version 2013. Well, that is good for me but not for helping you.
Something must be misread by the Fatigue Wizard, such as a missing decimal point.
First thank you for the help. I was out of town so i couldnt reply.
- i am using the 2013 student version win x64
- regional is set for portuguese, so my commas and dots are inverted
- i will take pictures of the proccess and post them asap
Ok, i can now run the example file correctly after the separators change. (thanks a lot for it)
But my design still fails miserably. Only 52 cycles
I have the dimensions mostly right i believe, i've selected the reinforced steel from the materials.
The landing force is calculated to be 320000N on each wheel following many sources.
I have the force applied on each of the outmost "cilinder".
I need to come close to 70 thousand cycles, with is believed to be the norm on aircrafts.
I don't know what i can do to get these results. I can't reduce the force, i think its applied on the right location, and the material while not a perfect fit, comes pretty **** close
Hi Douglas,
The stress result of 2617 MPa is very high, isn't it? That equals 380000 psi for those familiar with the English unit system, and I doubt there are steels that have a yield strength that high.
First of all, it took me this crazy amount of time to respond since i had some issues so i had to put this on hold for some time, now that im back im almost posivite that it's the last possibility, the load is real and used based on real estimates, ive heard about these mathematical concentrations, now, how do i circunvent them?
This is what im getting, really weird. I have coarsed the mesh and added rounded corners.
I have completely rehauled the design and increased filets to a much larger radius and refined them accordinly now its safe to assume the design is in fact safe.
Thanks to AstroJohnPE
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