A cylindrical wheel runs on a steel rail and experiences a radial load of 5000 lbf. The document calculates the size of the contact patch between the wheel and rail, which is 0.0518 in. It then determines the average contact pressure of 55169 psi and maximum contact pressure of 70243 psi. It also finds the maximum shear stress is 21354 psi and occurs at a depth of 0.041 in below the surface.
A cylindrical wheel runs on a steel rail and experiences a radial load of 5000 lbf. The document calculates the size of the contact patch between the wheel and rail, which is 0.0518 in. It then determines the average contact pressure of 55169 psi and maximum contact pressure of 70243 psi. It also finds the maximum shear stress is 21354 psi and occurs at a depth of 0.041 in below the surface.
A cylindrical wheel runs on a steel rail and experiences a radial load of 5000 lbf. The document calculates the size of the contact patch between the wheel and rail, which is 0.0518 in. It then determines the average contact pressure of 55169 psi and maximum contact pressure of 70243 psi. It also finds the maximum shear stress is 21354 psi and occurs at a depth of 0.041 in below the surface.
A cylindrical wheel runs on a steel rail and experiences a radial load of 5000 lbf. The document calculates the size of the contact patch between the wheel and rail, which is 0.0518 in. It then determines the average contact pressure of 55169 psi and maximum contact pressure of 70243 psi. It also finds the maximum shear stress is 21354 psi and occurs at a depth of 0.041 in below the surface.
Problem: An overhead crane wheel runs slowly on a steel rail. What is the size of the contact patch between wheel and rail and what are the stresses? What is the depth of the maximum shear stress?
Given: Wheel diameter d 12.0 in Width of wheel L 0.875 in
Rail curvature R1 0.5 d R2 ∞ in Radial load F 5000 lbf The parts are hardened steel. Therefore: 6 E 30 10 psi ν 0.28 Assumptions: The rotational speed is sufficiently slow that this can be considered a static loading problem. Solution: See Mathcad file EX0702. 1. We need to first determine the size of the contact patch, for which we need to find the geometry constant and material constants from equations 7.9a and b.
1 1 1 1 Geometry constant B B 0.083 in (a) 2 R1 R2 Note the infinite radius for R2. 2 1ν 8 1 Material constants m1 m1 3.072 10 (b) E psi m2 m1 Note both materials are the same in this example. The material and geometry constants can now be used in equation 7.15b. 1 Contact patch 2 2 m1 m2 F width a a 0.0518 in (c) π B L where a is the half-width (radius) of the contact patch. The rectangular contact patch area is 2 Contact area A 2 L a A 0.091 in (d) 2. The average and maximum contact pressure can now be found from equations 7.14b and c. F Average pressure p avg p avg 55169 psi (e) A 2 F Maximum pressure p max p max 70243 psi (f) π a L 3. The maximum normal stresses in the center of the contact patch at the surface are then found using equations 7.17a. Axial σzmax p max σzmax 70243 psi (g) In-plane σymax 2 ν p max σymax 39336 psi (h) 4. The maximum shear stress and its location (depth) are found from equations 7.17b. Max shear stress τ13max 0.304 p max τ13max 21354 psi (i) Depth at max shear stress zτmax 0.786 a zτmax 0.041 in 5. All of the stresses found exist on the z-axis and the normal stresses are principle. These stresses apply to the wheel and rail as both are steel.
