Analysis and Design of Tractor Rear Axle using Finite Element MethodA review
Keywords:
Axle shaft; Stress concentrations; Fatigue failure; Finite element analysis, Life cycleAbstract
The world has immersed interest and investment in the automobile industry which affects their industries a
great deal. Also, they are focusing on the development of vehicles with improve performance, increased stability, and
enhanced driver pleasure. Due to their higher loading capacity, solid axles are typically used in the heavy commercial
vehicles. A premature failure that occurs prior to the expected load cycles during life of rear axle shaft is studied. During
the service life, dynamic forces caused by the road surface roughness produce dynamic stresses and these force lead to
fatigue failure of axle shaft and its housing, which is the main load carrying part of the assembly.
Tractor, An off-road vehicle is considered to be any type of vehicle which is capable of driving on and off paved
or gravel surface. Off road condition includes uneven agricultural field surfaces and bumpy village roads on which the
tractor has to operate. These ground irregularities leads to unexpected loads coming on the tractor components. Thus it
is important to analyze rear axle of tractor so that we can solve problems regarding breakdowns and failures during
field operations. In Present work finite element analysis approach is used to modify existing rear axle of tractor.
