Shock Clevis ReSim - 02/02/24

Owned by Nathan Roberts
Feb 04, 2024
2 min read

Material: 6061-T6

Yield Strength: 2.750e+08 N/m^2

Fixtures: Unchanged

  1. Virtual wall on top face matching chassis

  1. Virtual wall on bottom faces to match bolt shape

  1. On flat faces to match chassis clevis friction

Loading: Unchanged

  1. Forces inward at an angle of 23.9 degrees (mirrored on both sides)

Mesh: Unchanged

  1. Mesh applied with an initial size of 4 mm and 1 mm for fine details

Results: Different

Simulation

Max force

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Simulation

Max force

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Rest

2.098e+07

 

Accel + Turn

1.807e+07

 

Brake + Turn

2.310e+07

 

Recommendation:

The part far exceeds the required strength so the changes to the part won’t impact its overall performance