Structural Analysis of a Freight Wagon with Composite Walls

Patrascu, Alexandru Ionut; Hadar, Anton; Pastrama, Stefan Dan

Alexandru Ionut Patrascu, Anton Hadar, Stefan Dan Pastrama

Structural Analysis of a Freight Wagon with Composite Walls

Abstract:
The paper presents a numerical study regarding the mechanical response of the body of a freight wagon to the usual loads encountered during service. The main goal of the present research is to investigate the possibility to replace the steel walls of the wagon with walls made of laminated composites. In this way, the total mass of the wagon can be decreased, leaving room for supplementary load of goods. Finite element analyses of the wagon with steel walls is presented first, in order to show that most of the load is taken by the structure of the wagon, while the stresses in the walls are low. Further, composite plates with different thickness are studied to find the minimum value of thickness for which the displacements have values below a certain range. These thicknesses are further considered in the finite element analyses of the entire wagon with composite walls to investigate if the new walls significantly change the stresses in the vehicle structure. It was concluded that the replacement does not alter the stress state in the structure, and, consequently, it is a good solution for diminution of the total mass of the vehicle.

Keywords:
Composite materials; finite element; freight wagon; von Mises stress; displacements

Issue: 2020 Volume 57, Issue 2

Pages: 140-151

Publication date: 2019/7/1

https://doi.org/10.37358/MP.20.2.5360

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PATRASCU, A.I., HADAR, A., PASTRAMA, S.D., Structural Analysis of a Freight Wagon with Composite Walls, Mater. Plast., 57(2), 2020, 140-151. https://doi.org/10.37358/MP.20.2.5360

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Patrascu AI, Hadar A, Pastrama SD. Structural Analysis of a Freight Wagon with Composite Walls. Mater. Plast.[internet]. 2020 Apr;57(2):140-151. Available from: https://doi.org/10.37358/MP.20.2.5360

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Patrascu, A.I., Hadar, A. & Pastrama, S.D. (2020). Structural Analysis of a Freight Wagon with Composite Walls. Materiale Plastice, 57(2), 140-151. https://doi.org/10.37358/MP.20.2.5360

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Patrascu, A.I., Hadar, A., Pastrama, S.D. (2020). 'Structural Analysis of a Freight Wagon with Composite Walls', Materiale Plastice, 57(2), pp. 140-151. https://doi.org/10.37358/MP.20.2.5360

IEEE
A.I. Patrascu, A. Hadar, S.D. Pastrama, "Structural Analysis of a Freight Wagon with Composite Walls". Materiale Plastice, vol. 57, no. 2, pp. 140-151, 2020. [online]. https://doi.org/10.37358/MP.20.2.5360

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Alexandru Ionut Patrascu, Anton Hadar, Stefan Dan Pastrama,
Structural Analysis of a Freight Wagon with Composite Walls,
Materiale Plastice,
Volume 57, Issue 2,
2020,
Pages 140-151,
ISSN 2668-8220,
https://doi.org/10.37358/MP.20.2.5360.
(https://revmaterialeplastice.ro/Articles.asp?ID=5360)
Keywords: Composite materials; finite element; freight wagon; von Mises stress; displacements

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A2 - Hadar, Anton
A3 - Pastrama, Stefan Dan
JF - Materiale Plastice
JO - Mater. Plast.
PB - Materiale Plastice SRL
SN - 2668-8220
Y1 - 2020
VL - 57
IS - 2
SP - 140
EP - 151
UR - https://doi.org/10.37358/MP.20.2.5360
KW - Composite materials
KW - finite element
KW - freight wagon
KW - von Mises stress
KW - displacements
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BibTex
@article{MatPlast2020P140,
author = {Patrascu Alexandru Ionut and Hadar Anton and Pastrama Stefan Dan},
title = {Structural Analysis of a Freight Wagon with Composite Walls},
journal = {Materiale Plastice},
volume = {57},
number = {2},
pages = {140-151},
year = {2020},
issn = {2668-8220},
doi = {https://doi.org/10.37358/MP.20.2.5360},
url = {https://revmaterialeplastice.ro/Articles.asp?ID=5360}
}

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