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Vehicle Chassis - User Conference Papers

Static and Dynamic Strength Analysis on Rear Axle of Small Payload Off-highway Dump Trucks
Aiming at early breakage of rear axle in small payload off-highway dump trucks, a 3D solid finite element model including nonlinear hydro pneumatic suspension has been created by means of ANSYS software. Then static strength and dynamic characteristics of rear axle are analyzed in five typical load cases.

Non-linear Elastomeric Spring Design Using Mooney-Rivlin Constants
A new product design for an engine mount requires very specific nonlinear load deflection curve and geometrical constraints. It was found that a specific geometrical design of an elastomeric material can be used to minimize the cost and complexities in manufacturing this product. ANSYS was extremely helpful in approaching the final design and evaluation of performance in all stages of development.

Modeling of Material Damping Properties in ANSYS
A comprehensive review of vibration damping in vibration and acoustics analysis is presented. The treatment of damping material is an important measure for vibration and acoustics control in engineering. In this paper, the consideration of vibration damping using software from ANSYS for harmonic and modal analysis is addressed.