Contents
ABSTRACT................................................................................................................................................1
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.........................................................................................................................1
DECLARATION OF ORIGINALITY........................................................................................................2
LIST OF FIGURES.................................................................................................................................5
LIST OF FIGURES IN APPENDICES...................................................................................................6
Nomenclature..........................................................................................................................................6
CHAPTER 1. INTRODUCTION............................................................................................................7
OVERVIEW........................................................................................................................................7
FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS (FEA).............................................................................................7
OBJECTIVES......................................................................................................................................7
CHAPTER 2. LITERATURE REVIEW.................................................................................................8
CHAPTER 3: BACKGROUND THERORY ON AXLES..................................................................12
AXLES, TYPES AND CLASSIFICATION......................................................................................12
ORIGIN, ACTION AND LOCATION OF THE FORCES, LOCATION OF FORCES UNDER
VARIOUS DRIVE CONDITIONS...................................................................................................16
CHAPTER 4. METHODOLOGY.........................................................................................................18
USING CALCULATION METHOD................................................................................................18
USING FEA (SIMULATION METHOD)........................................................................................21
CHAPTER 5. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION.....................................................................................24
USING CALCULATION METHOD................................................................................................24
USING SIMULATION METHOD...................................................................................................25
FRONT AXLE..................................................................................................................................25
REAL AXLE WHEN LORRY IS MOVING ON A STRAIGHT NON-INCLINED ROAD............28
OTHER DRIVING CONDITIONS...................................................................................................31
CHAPTER 6. DISCUSSION.................................................................................................................41
CHAPTER 7. CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS............................................................43
CONCLUSION.................................................................................................................................43
RECOMMENDATIONS FOR FURTHER WORK..........................................................................44
CHAPTER 8. BIBLIOGRAPHY...........................................................................................................45
REFERENCES......................................................................................................................................45
APPENDICES.......................................................................................................................................48
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