Structural Durability of Complex Wheel-Hub Subassemblies and Their Influences.
Komplexe Rad-Naben-Baugruppen - Experimentelle Simulation von Betriebsfestigkeit und Einflussgrößen
Gerhard Fischer
ABSTRACT The assembly of the existing components, which are built of several adjacent components (wheel, hub, bearings, bolts etc.), can change greatly the properties, above all due to the influence of neighbouring components with differing levels of rigidity, changing pre-tension ratios of the bolt and shrinkage fit connections, different thicknesses of the layers of paint and different temperatures. The complex, coincidental, multi-axial loads negatively affect the durability, which can lead to various failure mechanisms. With the help of standardised, accelerated load programmes and incorporating special event loads, the experimental simulation in 2 and 4 axial wheel-hub test rigs (Biaxial Wheel Test Rig) is performed in order to find an optimum solution in the early development phases.
Publication Source: Materialprüfung, ISSN: 0025-5300
Issue: 2003-5, pp 194-213
Publisher: Carl Hanser Verlag München
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