Force Analysis on Meshing Surface and Stress Research of the Cone Roller Enveloping Worm Gearing Transmission

By using the finite element elastic contact analysis method combined with the I-DEAS engineering analysis software, this paper studies the strength of the cone roller enveloping worm gearing,which is a new type of worm gearing transmission,on SUN-4 working station. It also analyzes loading distribution among meshing gears, the contact force distribution along the contact line ,the bending stress distribution and the contact stress distribution of the cone roller enveloping worm gearing with three-tooth meshing instantaneously. Besides,it provides the theoretic basis in the further researches for the new type of worm gearing transmission.     

Application of Extended Finite Element Method to Fracturing Analysis of Gravity Dam

The extended finite element method(XFEM) presented in recent years is a new and effective method for discontinuity analysis,especially fracture problem analyses.The basic XFEM principle is introduced and the technique for fracture analysis is presented.The fracturing process of a gravity dam is simulated by XFEM,and the rules of stresses and displacements distribution are analyzed.Compared with the classical finite element method,the crack growth in the gravity dam can be modeled by XFEM without making the crack surface associate with the finite element mesh and setting dense mesh near the crack tip as well as remeshing after crack growth.The cumbersome work and disadvantages in conducting fracturing analysis by the finite element method thus can be avoided.The predominance of this method for dam fracturing analysis is displayed.     

AN IMPROVED MIXED FINITE ELEMENT METHOD OF ANALYZING THREE-DIMENSIONAL ELASTIC CONTACT PROBLEMS

This paper presents an improved mixed finite element method of analyzing elastic contact problems, in which a new numerical algorithm is developed to calculate the flexibility matrix of the contact region. With this method the contact problem of two teeth-engaging is initially solved as a three-dimensional elastic finite element analgsis, In comparison with mixed fimte element method, the improved mixed finite element method is much more efficiency in solving contact problems.     

Numerical simulation of the internal dynamic excitation of a spiral bevel gear transmission

A 3-D geometry model and a static/dynamic finite element (FE) model of a spiral bevel gear transmission are established. Using ANSYS software, the mesh stiffness excitation of a tooth pair is calculated via the static contact FE method. Using LS     

Coupled Thermo-Elastic Contact Finite Element Method and It''s Application in Gearing

A new finite element method is presented in this paper to analyze the thermo- elastic contact problem with heat input on meshing tooth faces. The computational model of meshing gear has been established and the frictional heat input on meshing tooth faces is estimated. In addition, 2-D finite element analysis program for this kind of problem is listed. The test and practical examples are given to show the validity and versatility of this method.     

contact stress and steady thermal analysis of herringbone gears in a gas turbine

To obtain the distribution characteristic of contact stress and the bulk temperature on the surface of herringbone gears, parameter modeling of gears was carried out by parametric design language. A numerical simulation was given to calculate the contact stress field and the steady thermal field by combining heat transfer theory, tribology theory, and mesh theory. The distribution of contact stress, the bulk temperature and heat flux also were analyzed. The analysis results show that the distribution of the load along the contact line possesses regularity. The heat flux along the tooth depth direction decreases first and then increases. The effect of thermal conduction of the tooth is stronger than that of convective heat transfer. The conclusion indicates that the finite element emulation method can be used to estimate the transmission performance of herringbone gears.     

Generalized conforming quadrilateral membrane element with vertex rotational freedom

A new generalized conforming quadrilateral membrane element is developed by introducing additional rigid vertex rotational freedoms to the normal 4 node quadrilateral membrane element. The rotational stiffness of the present element is not zero so that the singularity of the stiffness matrix is avoided. Numerical analysis of the Cook problem cantilever beam shows that the EAE/Mem element passes the patch test and possesses good convergence, reliability, and precision without a zero energy mode. It provides a lock free solution to the MacNeal beam problem. Numerical results also show that the EAE/Mem element is insensitive to mesh distortion. The results demonstrate that the generalized conforming technique is an efficient tool for developing high performance finite element models.     

CALCULATION OF CONTACT PRESSURE UNDER FOUNDATION RESTING ON VISCO-ELASTOPLASTIC SUBGRADE

In this paper, the finite element method(FEM) is carried out for the contact pressure under circular foundation with visco-elastoplastic model and a 8 node finite element program determing parameter. In order to prove the reliability of the theoretical analysis, a circular rigid loading plate test on remolded clay is done. Otherwise, a comparison of the measuring contact pressure under box foundations of highrise buildings in Beijing and Shanghai with the calculated value by different method is made. The result shows the calculated value by the method proposed in this paper is more coincident with practical data.     

Finite Element Simulate Analysis of Small Span-to Depth Ratio Coupling Beams with Special Reiforcement

Test investigations show that the reinforcement scheme with adding diagonal and rhombic bars to traditional reinforcement in the foundation is an ideal way, for the seismic performance of small span-to depth ratio coupling beams with this scheme is better than that of traditional reinforcement. Because the regions in the small aspect ratio coupling beam belong to D-regions, in which the Bernoulli hypothesis of plane strain distribution is invalid, the traditional bending theory can not be used. This paper simulates the coupling beam through non-linear finite element analysis program, and contrasts the analysis result of the bar's stress distribution with test result. The contrast results confirm that it is a valid way to analyse the bar's stress distribution in this coupling beam through non-linear finite element analysis program.     

Contact analysis of MW wind turbine hub and bearing bolt connection

Using large finite element software MSC.Marc/Mentat, the contact analysis of bolted joints parts between the hub and the bearing of wind turbine is conducted for the contact stress suffering from the practical work load. The maximum stress acted on the bolt is obtained, and a detail contact analysis for this bolted joints parts is given. The accurate stress of bolts, bearing and hub is calculated. The FEA contact results are consistent with the theoretical calculation results, and the strength of materials meets the requirements, which means the structure is safe.     

Finite Element Analysis and Experimental Research on Pedestal of PC Beam for Light Railcar

In design of light railcar used freely supported beam, the cast steel pedestals will bear complex loads, which include weight, acceleration and wind, etc. Because of pedestals' peculiarity and complexity, the strength of the pedestals play an important role in safety of light railcar. So it's necessary to analyze their stress and deformation in order to insure safety of light railcar. Up to now, finite element analysis is still the most effective means. By studying cast steel pedestal with finite element method, 3-D finite element models of fixed and kinetic pedestals were built, and the loads and boundary condition of pedestals were analyzed. By means of finite element analysis software, the contact and von mises stresses were obtained and deformation were resolved. As a result of analysis, the tow of pedestal can fulfill requirement of use in light railcar, the contact stress and von mises stress are not exceeded limit stress strength of materials. There is enough static strength for the structures of pedestals. For verifying theoretical analysis result, the fatigue test was carried out, with examining the testing points locating on the pedestals, the stress and deformation data were measured. By comparing between theoretical analysis and test data, the experimental results show calculated and testing results can meet the case well which assure the reliability of finite element analysis. But in the result, there are differences in deformations of them. The reason may be that boundary conditions and loads are not same between analysis and experiment.     

Finite Element Analysis of Masonry RVE Homogenization Procedure

Homogenization is one of the most important steps in the numerical analysis of masonry structure, where the continuum is used. A masonry representative volume element (RVE) is formed as the equivalent element of masonry components and it is the most important step in homogenization procedure. The RVE is molded with consideration of the material properties of mortar and brick as well as their interaction separately. In this paper the masonry RVE is simulated with the finite element software ANSYS. The stress-strain relationships of RVE subjected to different types of loading conditions are presented. The equivalent elastic modulus and Poisson's ratio are calculated and the feasibility of finite element method used in the procedure of masonry homogenization is demonstrated.     

Intensity Comparative Analysis Based on Ideas Between Involute Gear and Double Involute Gear

Modeler and simulation modules in Ideas software are used to build the finite element models on involute gear and double involute gear with accurate tooth shape, and with the same design parameters and under the same loads, finite element contact analysis has been done. At last, the contact stress and bending stress on the two types gear transmission at the different meshing positions are solved out, and comparative analysis and study have been done. At the same time, that the ladder-shape tooth on the double involute gear how to influence contact stress and bending stress is emphatically analysed. All above offer the theoretical foundation that bring the double involute gear with ladder-shape tooth into the industry.     

Design Method for the Individual Anatomical Hip Joint Endoprosthesis

A new design method for the individual hip joint endoprostheses is proposed. By picking up the contour lines from the femur's CT images and making them closed and smoothed, a solid model of the femur is reconstructed using the contour lines by CAD software. An individual anatomical hip joint endoprosthesis is designed with the inner contour curves of the medulla cavity in CAD software. Utilizing the APDL(ANSYS Parametric Design Language) and the CT value per pixel in the CT image for developing a program through which every element of the bone can get its own material property. The finite element model's anisotropy and inhomogeneity of bone material are realized, then the endoprosthesis and the femur-stem contact finite element model can be built in ANSYS. Based on this, calculation on the contact model can be processed. It is feasible to checkout the rationality of the design by comparing the stress distribution in the femur with the situation before replacement. And the results reveal that the method is more reasonable and reliable.     

Mixed Finite Element Formulation of the Linear Biphasic Theory for Soft Tissues

The behavior of soft tissues of human musculoskeletal system can be describedwith the biphasic model based on a continuum theory of mktures. This paper. using Galerkin weight-ed residual method.obtains a mixed finite element formulation for the linear biphasic model of smalldeformation. and. in turn. gives out the iterative scheme solving the system equations. The results ofnumerical analysis for the constrained compression problem are consistent with those obtained bytheory. which illustrates the correctnas and feasibility of the derived mixed finite element formula-tion. concludingly. this formulation provides an effective means of numerical analysis for the motfonmechanism of human articulating joints.     

Rectangular Cover System of Manifold Method and Its Auto Mesh Algorithm

In contrast to the finite element method, another form of numerical method which is based on the using of rectangular math covers in manifold method is proposed. In this method, the element data is not a necessary in the input data files and it can be incorporated with the CAD technology conveniently. The theory and application of the method are discussed and the auto mesh algorithm of the cover system is also given in this paper. The numerical examples indicate that the method and the algorithm are accurate and effective.     

Three-dimensional finite element analysis for thermo-elasto-hydrodynamic performances for a water lubricated bearing system

Three-dimensional liquid-solid coupling finite element analysis for thermo-elasto-hydrodynamic performances for a water-lubricated bearing system is conducted using finite element code, based on the influence coefficient method, and nonlinear optimization method. Meanwhile, the code is validated. Numerical results show that significant elastic deformation and thermal deformation, contact pressure with certain amplitude, and large temperature rise over the range of the small film thickness-roughness ratio can occur for the bearing. Therefore, the above deformation and temperature rise should be considered in designs and applications of water-lubricated bearings.     

Static Load Test and Calculation on Multi-tower Cable-Stayed Bridge with Tie-down Cables

The static load test and the finite element analysis of the multi-tower cable-stayed bridge with tie-down cables are carried out. The test and analysis model of the bridge is created by referencing to the actual structure of a Changjiang River bridge. The static mechanical behaviors of such bridge with tie-down cables and the normal multi-tower cable-stayed bridge are comparatively analyzed by the static load test and the finite element analysis. It is shown that the structural system of the cable-stayed bridge with tie-down cables can effectively improve the structural rigidity and reduce the bending moment of the main beams, pylons and piers. According to the results, the best scheme about the location and number of tie-down cables is proposed.     

A forward algorithm for prestressed construction process of large-span suspendome based on the equivalent pre-tension

To accurately simulate prestressed construction process of large-span suspendome, the initial state of construction process according to practical construction sequence is established, and the construction mechanical analysis for prestressed construction process is especially studied. Features of prestressed construction process of large-span suspendome are summarized, and the insufficiencies of the application of state variable superposition method, back analysis method, birth and death element method are analyzed. Combined with nonlinear finite element analysis method, forward algorithm for prestressed construction process based on the equivalent pre-tension is proposed, and the specific application method and procedure are given. Changzhou stadium steel roof engineering is taken as an example to verify the practicability and applicability of forward algorithm for prestressed construction process. The conclusion is that, using forward algorithm for prestressed construction process based on the equivalent pre-tension, the structure state of each construction phase can be accurately tracked, and the nonlinear contact of strut and rigid framework, interactive impact of cable force, conversion of temporary structure system, and structural geometric nonlinearity can be comprehensively considered.     

Determination of Load Share between Gear Teeth with Contact Finite Element Method

The determination of load share between teeth is a complex problem in gear strength calculation. On the basis of contact finite element method this paper considers the production-assembly error as initial gap to get the finite element model which meets load share between teeth in gear meshing. Through calculating and comparing the result with that from ISO formula to get the load share between teeth which meets the requirements in actual usage.