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http://dx.doi.org/10.5781/KWJS.2010.28.5.058

Design of Excavator Boom Structure Based on Fatigue Strength of Weldment(I)  

Park, Sang-Chul (Dept. of Naval Architecture, Koje College)
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Journal of Welding and Joining / v.28, no.5, 2010 , pp. 58-63 More about this Journal
Abstract
The purpose of this study is to develop improved boom structures with reliable fatigue strength of weldment and lower production cost. For that purpose, multibody dynamic analysis was performed to evaluate forces acting on arm & boom cylinders and joints of boom structure during operation of an excavator for three working postures, then stress analysis was made to investigate stress distribution around diaphragms at the bottom plate of boom structures which was known to be susceptible to fatigue failures of welded joints, and finally boom structure with optimum arrangement of diaphragms was proposed. This work basically consists of the following two parts: part 1 focuses on multibody dynamic analysis of excavators during operation and part 2 includes evaluations of fatigue strength of welded joints for modified boom structures.
Keywords
Excavator; Bucket; Arm & boom structures; Fatigue failures; Welded joint; Working posture; Multibody dynamics; Reaction force; Diaphragm; Stress distribution;
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