Experimental Investigation of U Bolt used in Leaf Spring of an Automobile for Various Loads

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Experimental Investigation
Leaf Spring of
1M. Tech. Student,
1,2Department of Mechanical Engineering,
ABSTRACT
Threaded fastener such as U bolts are probably the best choice to apply a
desired clamp load to assemble a joint or connection. The main
characteristic of holding U-bolt of automobile wheel is being under cyclic
load which are applied by bumpy rods. So it is
failure of U bolt under different condition. To do experimental testing for
every new design of bolted connection.
KEYWORDS: Stress Analysis, loading condition
1. INTRODUCTION
To improve mechanical properties of fastening parts
material and processes showed constant development.
This tendency has also been observed in the producti
suspension systems of automotives vehicles, which are
constituted of leaf springs kept together using U
the same way, this method has also been observed in
suspension systems of an automobile production, which
are set of sheets that are kept together by using bolts, this
set forms which is called spring steels. To maintaining the
spring steel attached to axis of vehicle forming a solid
group of three components such as axle, spring steel and
supporting plate by using bolts. It forms a comple
with the bolt some components are combined in the
suspension of the vehicles. Each one of these components
has its effect on the performance of union of
with the bolt. The bolts and other components act with the
forces of action and reaction and always in the opposite
direction than that of the springs of the suspension; and
the bolts themselves support all the tension forces.
1.1. Problem Definition
It is found that most of mechanical failure caused by
dynamic loading. Fatigue is one of the most dangerous
mechanical failure because it occur under load that are
lower than static strength of material. The U bolt of
automobile are failed due to jerk because U
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Experimental Investigation of U Bolt u
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Hitesh Patil1, Dr. S. I. Kolhe2
M. Tech. Student, 2
Associate Professor
Department of Mechanical Engineering, JTMCOE, Faizpur, Maharashtra
eaded fastener such as U bolts are probably the best choice to apply a
desired clamp load to assemble a joint or connection. The main
bolt of automobile wheel is being under cyclic
load which are applied by bumpy rods. So it is necessary to prevent the
failure of U bolt under different condition. To do experimental testing for
ess Analysis, loading condition
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To improve mechanical properties of fastening parts
material and processes showed constant development.
This tendency has also been observed in the production of
suspension systems of automotives vehicles, which are
constituted of leaf springs kept together using U-bolts. In
the same way, this method has also been observed in
suspension systems of an automobile production, which
t together by using bolts, this
set forms which is called spring steels. To maintaining the
spring steel attached to axis of vehicle forming a solid
group of three components such as axle, spring steel and
supporting plate by using bolts. It forms a complex union
with the bolt some components are combined in the
suspension of the vehicles. Each one of these components
has its effect on the performance of union of this system
with the bolt. The bolts and other components act with the
ction and always in the opposite
direction than that of the springs of the suspension; and
the bolts themselves support all the tension forces.
It is found that most of mechanical failure caused by
e most dangerous
mechanical failure because it occur under load that are
lower than static strength of material. The U bolt of
automobile are failed due to jerk because U-bolt are under
compressive loading and when it is subjected to jerk it
fails.
Figure 1.1 describing the cause and effect relationship of
the u
The function of any joint is to join two or more parts. In
order to keep everything together in pre
as a u-bolt, the pre-tension and strength of the joint has to
counteract the service loads. Even if a joint ultimately can
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compressive loading and when it is subjected to jerk it
describing the cause and effect relationship of
the u-bolt
The function of any joint is to join two or more parts. In
order to keep everything together in pre-tensioned joints,
tension and strength of the joint has to
act the service loads. Even if a joint ultimately can
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collapse it is not satisfactory to view a joint as either
functioning or malfunctioning. A measurement of how a
pre-tensioned joint performs is the clamping force. A
target value for the initial required clamping force can be
set for a joint, which is dependent on the service loads
experienced by this joint. The clamping force has to be
larger than the external forces acting on the joint and also
withstand dynamic effects. If the clamping force is
exceeded, a gap appears. This gap can either be closed
again or remain open, either way the clamped material can
have been disturbed and the function of the joint is lost.
1.2. Influencing Factors
Basic geometry
The basic geometry category entails all geometry
considerations apart from the cross sectional data. The
dimensions are indicated in Figure.
Fig1.2 Identification of the dimensions included in the
basic geometry
The arc radius, rA, of the u-bolt and the mating part is their
most outstanding feature. This radius is what has given
the u-bolt its name. For the u-bolt, the bend radius, rB,
describes the transition from the arc radius to the legs.
The bend radius does not have to be described clear cut by
one single radius, for example: the u-bolt can move
directly from the arc radius into the legs (full arc radius)
and cast mating parts can have a gradual transition
described with more than a single radius.
The arc- and bend radius are of interest for both the u-bolt
and the mating part together. Actually one does not say
much without the other. Two other variables that interact
are the widths: the internal distance between the legs of
the u-bolt, wu, and the width of the mating part, wm. The
remaining parameter included in basic geometry only
describes the u-bolt itself, namely the length of the u-bolt,
lu.
Material
The material category simply lists all material properties.
Apart from having two parts with different geometry
coming into contact when the u-bolt is mounted, two
different materials meet. The modules describe the stress-
strain relationships. The yield strength and the ultimate
tensile strength are important data points for the
development of plastic strains. Local disturbances can
arise during production in the bending phase of the u-bolt.
Hardness and local disturbances affects the materials
adaptability. The role of the surface finish of the u-bolt is
reduced with the application of surface treatment. The U-
bolts are made of boron steel and Stainless steel.
Material Specification:-
Material Properties
Stainless Steel Boron Steel
Min Max Min Max
Density(mg/m3) 7.87 8.07 2.3 2.55
Young Modulus(Gpa) 190 205 210 220
Poisson Ratio 0.265 0.275 0.18 0.21
The nonlinear curve for this steel is based on tensile tests
performed by Pol-Necks. These tests have given the
yielding point and the standard stainless steel curve has
then been adapted with the data from Pol-Neckstensile
tests. The curve is shown in Figure 1.3 below.
Fig 1.3 The stress-strain curve for the Stainless steel
2. MATHEMATICAL MODELING
2.1. Stress Analysis
The concepts of stress analysis will be stated in a finite
element context. That means that the primary unknown
will be the (generalized) displacements. All other items of
interest will mainly depend on the gradient of the
displacements and therefore will be less accurate than the
displacements. Stress analysis covers several common
special cases to be mentioned later. Here only two
formulations will be considered initially. They are the
solid continuum form and the shell form. Both are offered
in SW Simulation. They differ in that the continuum form
utilizes only displacement vectors, while the shell form
utilizes displacement vectors and infinitesimal rotation
vectors at the element nodes. As illustrated in Figure 2.1,
Fig 2.1 Nodal degrees of freedom for frames and shells;
solids and trusses
Stress transfer takes place within, and on, the boundaries
of a solid body. The displacement vector, u, at any point in
the continuum body has the units of meters [m], and its
components are the primary unknowns. The components
of displacement are usually called u, v, and w in the x, y,
and z-directions, respectively. Therefore, they imply the
existence of each other, u↔ (u, v, w). All the displacement
components vary over space. As in the heat transfer case
(covered later), the gradients of those components are
needed but only as an intermediate quantity. The

displacement gradients have the units of [m/m], or are
considered dimensionless. Unlike the heat transfer case
where the gradient is used directly, in stress analysis the
multiple components of the displacement gradients are
combined into alternate forms called strains. The strains
have geometrical interpretations that are summarized in
Figure 2.2 for 1D and 2D geometry. In 1D, the normal
strain is just the ratio of the change in length over the
original length, εx = ∂u / ∂x. In 2D and 3D, both normal
strains and shear strains exist. The normal strains involve
only the part of the gradient terms parallel to the
displacement component. In 2D they are εx = ∂u / ∂x and
εy = ∂v / ∂y. As seen in Figure 2.2 (b), they would cause a
change in volume, but not a change in shape of the
rectangular differential element. A shear strain causes a
change in shape. The total angle change (from 90 degrees)
is used as the engineering definition of the shear strain.
The shear strains involve a combination of the
components of the gradient that are perpendicular to the
displacement component. In 2D, the engineering shear
strain is γ = (∂u / ∂y + ∂v / ∂x), as seen in Figure 2.2(c).
Strain has one component in 1D, three components in 2D,
and six components in 3D. The 2D strains are commonly
written as a column vector in finite element analysis ε =
(εxεy γ)T.
Fig 2.2 Geometry of normal strain (a) 1D, (b) 2D, and (c)
2D shear strain
Stress is a measure of the force per unit area acting on a
plane passing through the point of interest in a body. The
above geometrical data (the strains) will be multiplied by
material properties to define a new physical quantity, the
stress, which is directly proportional to the strains. This is
known as Hooke’s Law: σ = E ε,(see Figure 2.3 ) where the
square material matrix, E, contains the elastic modulus,
and Poisson’s ratio of the material. The 2D stresses are
written as a corresponding column vector, σ = (σxσyτ)T.
Unless stated otherwise, the applications illustrated here
are assume to be in the linear range of a material property.
The 2D and 3D stress components are shown in Figure 2.3.
The normal and shear stresses represent the normal force
per unit area and the tangential forces per unit area,
respectively. They have the units of [N/m^2], or [Pa], but
are usually given in [MPa]. The generalizations of the
engineering strain definitions are seen in Figure 2.3. The
strain energy (or potential energy) stored in the
differential material element is half the scalar product of
the stresses and the strains. Error estimates from stress
studies are based on primarily on the strain energy
Fig 2.3 Hooke's Law for linear stress-strain, σ = E ε
The structure with bolted joints to be analyzed is
discretized with a number of elements and then
assembled at nodes. The elements of different type and
shape with complex loads and boundary conditions can be
used simultaneously using FEM.
The governing equations for the plane elasticity problems
are given by
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డ௫
+
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డమ ௩
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Where fx and ƒy denote the body forces per unit volume
along the x and y directions, respectively and ߩ isthe
density of the material. ߪ௫ , ߪ௬are the normal stresses and
u, v are the displacements in x and ydirections
respectively, ߪ௫௬ is the shear stress on the xz and yz
planes. Strain-displacement relations aregiven by
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, 2ߝ௫௬ =
డ௨
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For plane stress problems, stress and strain are related by
the constitutive matrix D, in the followingmanner:
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wheredij (dij = dji) are the elasticity (material) constants for
an orthotropic material with the material principal
directions coinciding with the co-ordinate axes (x,y) used
to describe the problem. For anisotropic material in plane
stress dij are given by
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(ଵା௩)(ଵିଶ௩)
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For the given problem, essential or geometric boundary
conditions are
u = ‫ݑ‬ത, v = ‫̅ݒ‬ on Γ௨
and natural boundary conditions are
‫ݐ‬௫ = ߪ௫݊௫ + ߪ௫௬݊௬ = ‫ݐ‬௫ഥonΓ௧
‫ݐ‬௬ = ߪ௫௬݊௫ + ߪ௬݊௬ = ‫ݐ‬௬ഥ onΓ௧
where ݊௫ , ݊௬ are the components of the unit normal
vector n on the boundary . Γ௨and Γ௧are portions ofthe
boundary ( = Γ௨U Γ௧). ‫ݐ‬௫ഥ, ‫ݐ‬௬ഥ are specified boundary
stresses or tractions, and‫ݑ‬ത, ‫̅ݒ‬arespecified displacements.
Only one element of each pair, (u, tx) and (v, ty) may be
specified at a boundary point.

3. EXPRIMENT
3.1. Experimental Setup
The UTM (Instron 1342) is a servo hydraulic fluid
controlled machine, consists of a two column dynamically
rated load frame with the capacity of load up to 200kN
(dynamic), hydraulic power pack (flow rate 45
litre/minute) and 8800 Fast Track 8800 Controller test
control systems is stand alone, fully digital, single axis
controller with an inbuilt operating panel and display. The
controller is fully portable and specifically designed for
materials testing requirement. This controller has
position, load and strain control capability. The software
available with the machine are:
A. Merlin Testing Software for Tensile Test
B. da/dN Fatigue Crack Propagation Test.
C. Kic Fracture Toughness Test.
D. Jic Fracture Toughness Test.
The deformation of the structure is recorded by the ESPI
system. Using digital analysis and correlation methods, the
specimen displacements and deformations are calculated
automatically from the changes in the pattern on the
specimen surface. The visual information obtained by Q-
100 is ideal for the comprehension of the behavior of the
specimen. The numerical values of displacements and
deformations can be employed for a comparison of the
real behavior of the specimen with the calculations
obtained by finite elements. The tests were realized with a
universal testing machine (Figure No. No.4.1) equipped
with a 200 KN load sensor. Several parameters can be
acquired a same time (time, applied load); data acquisition
needs to use an extensometer and data processing
equipment.
Fig.3.1. Universal Testing Machine (UTM)
3.2. Result of Experimental work For Stainless Steel
Round U-bolt
Sr.
No.
Case
Load
Applied
(N)
Max.
Stress
(N/mm2)
Total
Deformation
(mm)
1
Point
Load
500 110.06 0.04584
2 1000 212.015 0.09169
3 1500 330.18 0.13752
4 2000 435.24 0.18336
5
Edge
Load
500 14.81 0.012196
6 1000 29.62 0.02439
7 1500 44.43 0.03635
8 2000 59.24 0.048784
Table 3.1 Reading of Round U-bolt of stainless steel on
UTM
3.3. Result of Experimental work For Boron Steel
Round U-bolt
Sr.
No.
Case
Load
Applied
(N)
Max.
Stress
(N/Mm2)
Total
Deformation
(Mm)
1
Point
Load
500 104.177 0.04420
2 1000 208.35 0.08840
3 1500 312.53 0.1326
4 2000 416.71 0.1768
5
Edge
Load
500 14.17 0.011762
6 1000 28.34 0.02352
7 1500 42.51 0.035286
8 2000 56.68 0.04705
Table 3.2 Reading of Round U-bolt of stainless steel on
UTM
4. RESULT AND DISCUSSION
4.1. Result of UTM for Stainless Steel U-bolt
Sr.
No.
Case
Load
Applied
(N)
Max.
Stress
(N/mm2)
Total
Dseformation
(mm)
1
Point
Load
500 109.06 0.04584
2 1000 211.15 0.09169
3 1500 328.18 0.13752
4 2000 436.42 0.18336
5
Edge
Load
500 14.81 0.012196
6 1000 29.62 0.02439
7 1500 44.43 0.03635
8 2000 59.24 0.048784
Table 4.1 Result table of UTM for Stainless Steel U-bolt
4.2. Result of UTM for Boron Steel U-bolt
Sr.
No.
Case
Load
Applied
(N)
Max.
Stress
(N/mm2)
Total
Dseformation
(mm)
1
Point
Load
500 104.177 0.04420
2 1000 208.35 0.08840
3 1500 312.53 0.1326
4 2000 416.71 0.1768
5
Edge
Load
500 14.17 0.011762
6 1000 28.34 0.02352
7 1500 42.51 0.035286
8 2000 56.68 0.04705
Table 4.2 Result table of UTM for Boron Steel U-bolt
5. CONCLUSION
The conclusion mainly finding more suitable material,
geometrical shape of U bolt used in leaf spring with the
help of experimental work.
For shape finding; a larger contact area and distributed
pressure of contact does not necessarily lower strains and
sharp bent radius gives more concentrated contact
pressure towards the edges, as result higher strains in
bent and top therefore it is concluded that semi round U
bolt is preferable against round and square shape U bolt.
Also boron steel is more economical than stainless steel
material for u bolt.

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