Static and fatigue evaluation of the VOLVO EC460 excavator bucket using the finite element method

Serna-Landivar J.L.; Raquel Saldivar Montalvo N.; Anticona-Valderrama D.M.; Ysabel Garcia-Alvarez M.; López Miranda M.; Oliva Guevara C.; Serna Landivar L. · Proceedings of the LACCEI international Multi-conference for Engineering, Education and Technology (2024) · DOI: 10.18687/laccei2024.1.1.1243

Resumen

The excavator is heavy machinery used in different sectors such as mining, construction, infrastructure and agriculture. That is why the present study focused on the static and fatigue analysis of a Volvo EC460 excavator bucket using ANSYS Workbench software. In the static regime, the maximum stresses, deformations and safety factors were determined, while in the fatigue analysis the fatigue life, safety factor and fatigue sensitivity were explored. The results obtained reveal that the excavator bucket exhibits outstanding structural robustness, with a safety factor of 4.98 and 2.18 under static and fatigue conditions, respectively. These findings suggest that the bucket is designed to resist both creep and fatigue failures.

Instituciones: Universidad Ricardo Palma; Universidad Tecnológica del Perú; Universidad Autónoma del Perú; Universidad César Vallejo; Universidad Privada del Norte