Possibilities of Optimizing the Shape and Geometry of Castellated Beams Using Numerical and Experimental Modeling

Miroslav Pástor¹, Jozef Bocko¹, Tomáš Kula^1, and Cosmin-Stefan Roszkos¹

¹Department of Applied Mechanics and Mechanical Engineering, Technical University of Košice, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Letná 9, Košice, 04200, Slovakia

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Miroslav Pástor, Jozef Bocko, Tomáš Kula and Cosmin-Stefan Roszkos. Possibilities of Optimizing the Shape and Geometry of Castellated Beams Using Numerical and Experimental Modeling. American Journal of Mechanical Engineering. 2016; 4(7):357-362. doi: 10.12691/ajme-4-7-22

Abstract

The article discusses about numerical methods and physics experiment for studying stress fields caused by defined load on beam. Examined the behavior of material under various modes load at individual types of beams. The results are compared, and then the right conclusions are drawn, that it is possible to verify the physical experiment and numerical calculation. For physical experiment was used transmission photoelasticimetry.

Keywords:
castellated beam Finite Element Method photoelasticimetry stress analysis

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