Al-Qadisiyah Journal for Engineering Sciences

AN OPTIMUM DESIGN OF A LEAF SPRING FROM COMPOSITE MATERIAL

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

Ali Fahad Fahem 1
FATHI A. ALSHAMMA 2

1 Department of mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering, University of AL-Qadisiya, Iraq

2 Mechanical Engineering Department, College of Engineering, University of Baghdad, Iraq

10.30772/qjes.2009.181683
Abstract
Leaf springs are commonly used in the suspension system of automobiles and are subjected to varying stress from dynamic loading leading to failure. An analytical method using formulation and solution technique classical laminated plate theory (CLPT) for design optimization of composite leaf springs under different dynamic loading is presented here. Different ratios of height/ width (h/b), and duration of time effect are conclusions. A numerical method using FEM (Ansys11.0) has been for solving the dynamic stress distribution in composite leaf springs. Both theoretical and numerical results give good agreement and the studies reveal that the model proposition flexibility has a significant influence on the system dynamic behavior and using likelihood with car industry automobile less than 500 kg. per wheel.

Keywords

Ansys
Composite Material
Layers
Leaf Spring
Orthotropic
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Al-Qadisiyah Journal for Engineering Sciences
Volume 2, Issue 2
Spring 2009
Pages 1-14

  • Receive Date 25 June 2009
  • Revise Date 07 July 2009
  • Accept Date 25 September 2009

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