Abstract In the chapter the floor structure of a truck produced by a company in Hungary has been investigated. The structure consists of steel members, or extruded Al-alloy longitudinal and cross members as well as a tread deck plate. Using an optimum design process, namely the Hillclimb optimizer, significant mass and cost savings may be achieved by decreasing the deck plate thickness and changing the profile, dimensions and number of cross members. Comparison is made using the combination of the steel and aluminium, or using only steel alone. Design constraints relate to fatigue stress range of welded joints, to local buckling of extruded or normal profiles and to fabrication size limitations. A special loading case is also considered when a wheel is staying on a curb and the floor is distorted.
Truck Floor Design for Minimum Mass and Cost Using Different Materials
2017-01-01
13 pages
Aufsatz/Kapitel (Buch)
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
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