Authors :
Salih SOYLU; Yahya IŞIK
Volume/Issue :
Volume 8 - 2023, Issue 12 - December
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DOI :
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10443842
Abstract :
Today, the excavator arm, which is one of the
important parts of excavators that are widely used in
many areas, especially in the construction sector,
provides the movement of the excavator's bucket.
Excavator arms are produced in different sizes and
shapes according to the usage areas of excavators. In this
study, a solid model of a sample excavator arm was
created using the SolidWorks design program and the
values of the forces that may occur depending on the
load lifted on the excavator arm were calculated if the
excavator lifted a load of 1000 kg. Matlab and Gauss
Elimination Method were used to find the force values.
In line with the force values obtained, linear static
analysis and fatigue analysis were applied to the
excavator arm, whose weight was reduced by topology
optimization and shape optimization. According to the
results obtained from the fatigue analysis, the areas
where the fatigue limit was exceeded on the excavator
arm were determined and it was aimed to create a more
durable and safer design for the excavator arm in terms
of damage and life. While creating the design, attention
was paid to the weight of the excavator arm and the
maximum stress and maximum displacement values on
the excavator arm. HyperMesh program was used for
fatigue analysis and linear static analysis.
Keywords :
Excavator Arm, Fatigue, Hyper Mesh, Linear Static.
Today, the excavator arm, which is one of the
important parts of excavators that are widely used in
many areas, especially in the construction sector,
provides the movement of the excavator's bucket.
Excavator arms are produced in different sizes and
shapes according to the usage areas of excavators. In this
study, a solid model of a sample excavator arm was
created using the SolidWorks design program and the
values of the forces that may occur depending on the
load lifted on the excavator arm were calculated if the
excavator lifted a load of 1000 kg. Matlab and Gauss
Elimination Method were used to find the force values.
In line with the force values obtained, linear static
analysis and fatigue analysis were applied to the
excavator arm, whose weight was reduced by topology
optimization and shape optimization. According to the
results obtained from the fatigue analysis, the areas
where the fatigue limit was exceeded on the excavator
arm were determined and it was aimed to create a more
durable and safer design for the excavator arm in terms
of damage and life. While creating the design, attention
was paid to the weight of the excavator arm and the
maximum stress and maximum displacement values on
the excavator arm. HyperMesh program was used for
fatigue analysis and linear static analysis.
Keywords :
Excavator Arm, Fatigue, Hyper Mesh, Linear Static.
