FSU-17 Shock Clevis

Owned by Malcolm Park (Deactivated)
Last updated: Jun 23, 2023
3 min read

The Shock Clevis

Model Version: 9.2

Material: AISI 316 Stainless Steel

Yield Strength: 172.4 MPa

Validation: June 21st 2023

Fixtures

  • Virtual Wall

  • Cylindrical Faces axial & radial fixture in bolt holes

 

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Fx & Fy:

  • Fx and Fy are first combined into their resultant force using trig to determine the magnitude and angle at which the force acts

    • angle calc’d by arctan(Fy/Fx), magnitude by sqrt(Fx^2+Fy^2)

  • The force applies to both sides of the clevis, as follows

Case #

Fx & Fy Magnitude

Fx & Fy Angle

Case #

Fx & Fy Magnitude

Fx & Fy Angle

1

3933.996347

23.89416186

2

2802.581026

23.89416186

3

3732.414338

23.89416186

4

3583.063093

23.89416187

5

4771.829825

23.89416187

Mesh

  • 4mm max node size

Simulation Results

Case

Max Stress

Model

Case

Max Stress

Model

1

20.25

2

14.42

3

19.21

4

18.44

5

24.56

 

Recommendations

The Shock Clevis has plenty of room to remove material while still being strong enough to support the shocks. I would recommend removing some material from the large section between the pointing points, shown in the image below.