Static and fatigue evaluation of the VOLVO EC460 excavator bucket using the finite element method

Authors

  • José Luis Serna Landivar Universidad Tecnológica del Perú S.A.C. - (PE)
  • Norma Raquel Saldivar Montalvo Universidad Autónoma del Perú - (PE)
  • Daniela Milagros Anticona Valderrama Universidad Privada del Norte - (PE), Perú
  • Maria Ysabel Garcia Alvarez Universidad Tecnológica del Perú S.A.C. - (PE)
  • Manuel Lopez Miranda Universidad Ricardo Palma - (PE)
  • Carlos Oliva Guevara Universidad Tecnológica de Perú - (PE)
  • Leslie Serna Landivar Universidad César Vallejo - (PE)

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18687/LACCEI2024.1.1.1243

Keywords:

Excavator, static analysis, fatigue analysis, bucket, ASTM A514.

Abstract

The excavator is heavy machinery that is used in different sectors such as mining, construction, infrastructure, and agriculture. That is why the present study focused on the static and fatigue analysis of a Volvo EC460 excavator bucket using ANSYS Workbench software. In the static regime, the maximum stresses, deformations and safety factor were determined, while in the fatigue analysis, the fatigue life, safety factor and fatigue sensitivity were explored. The results obtained reveal that the excavator bucket exhibits outstanding structural robustness, with a safety factor of 4.98 and 2.18 under static and fatigue conditions, respectively. These findings suggest that the bucket is designed to resist both creep and fatigue failures.

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Published

2024-07-27

Issue

Vol. 1 No. 10 (2024): LACCEI 2024

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How to Cite

Serna Landivar, J. L., Saldivar Montalvo, N. R., Anticona Valderrama, D. M., Garcia Alvarez, M. Y., Lopez Miranda, M., Oliva Guevara, C., & Serna Landivar, L. (2024). Static and fatigue evaluation of the VOLVO EC460 excavator bucket using the finite element method. LACCEI, 1(10). https://doi.org/10.18687/LACCEI2024.1.1.1243

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