Light Truck Stabilizer Bar Attachment Non-linear Fatigue Analysis Ford Motor Company

Format:

Conference/Event

Author/Creator:

Zhao, Yonglu, author.

Conference Name:

International Truck and Bus Meeting & Exposition (1998-11-16 : Indianapolis, Indiana, United States)

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Warrendale, PA SAE International 1998

Summary:

The stabilizer bar attachments problem can not be simply analyzed by using linear FEA methodology. The large deformation in the bushing, the elastic-plastic material property in the bushing retainer bracket, and the contact between different parts all add complexity to the problem and result in the need for an analysis method using a non-linear code, such as ABAQUS. The material properties of the bushing were experimentally determined and applied to the CAE model. It was found that using strains to estimate the fatigue life was more accurate and reliable than using stress. Many modeling techniques used in this analysis were able to improve analysis efficiency

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Publisher Number:

982833

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