Analysis of a sheet metal bucket elevator head

摘要

This dissertation reports the analysis of a currently designed sheet metal head manufactured byDownfields. The analysis was primarily evaluated by assessment of finite element results.The documentation covers a brief summary of the background and manufacture followed bytesting then finally the analysis. Testing was to compare variation between zinc coated anduncoated steel as well as the comparison of simple samples with finite element models. Thefinal analysis covers worst-case scenario loadings with structural variations caused by wearand corrosion.This analysis allows a better understanding of the behaviour of the structure in loadedsituations and opens the opportunity for assisting in future new design changes.