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    Finite Element Analysis Set Up and Results: Material Properties: Taken From

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    1. A finite element analysis was conducted on a steel whale bone structure to evaluate its strength. The material properties, meshing approach, and loads from people and wind were defined. 2. The results found the majority of the beam had a safety factor over 5, with critical areas having a factor over 2. The maximum displacement was 41mm at the bone tip. Additional reinforcement is suggested for the arm support area.

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    1. A finite element analysis was conducted on a steel whale bone structure to evaluate its strength. The material properties, meshing approach, and loads from people and wind were defined. 2. The results found the majority of the beam had a safety factor over 5, with critical areas having a factor over 2. The maximum displacement was 41mm at the bone tip. Additional reinforcement is suggested for the arm support area.

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    1. A finite element analysis was conducted on a steel whale bone structure to evaluate its strength. The material properties, meshing approach, and loads from people and wind were defined. 2. The results found the majority of the beam had a safety factor over 5, with critical areas having a factor over 2. The maximum displacement was 41mm at the bone tip. Additional reinforcement is suggested for the arm support area.

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    Finite Element Analysis Set Up and Results: Material Properties: Taken From

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    1. A finite element analysis was conducted on a steel whale bone structure to evaluate its strength. The material properties, meshing approach, and loads from people and wind were defined. 2. The results found the majority of the beam had a safety factor over 5, with critical areas having a factor over 2. The maximum displacement was 41mm at the bone tip. Additional reinforcement is suggested for the arm support area.

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    Finite Element Analysis Set up and Results

    1. Setup
    Material Properties: Taken from
    Matweb
    A572 Steel
    Unit: MPa
    Failure Criteria: Von Misses
    Elastic Modulus: 190 [GPa]
    Poisson’s Ratio: 0.29
    Mass Density: 7800 [kg/m^3]
    Tensile Strength 450 [MPa]
    Yield Strength 345 [MPa]

    Cad Model:
    As provided by coby,
    The force notches as provided by
    Lisa
    Anchors:
    Rigid Boundary Anchors without
    displacement or moment freedom
    in any direction.

    Gravitational (Dead load)


    9.8 m/s^2 in the -z direction

    Live load:
    Assumptions:
    • Max People between 2
    bones: 5
    • Average weight per
    person: 80 kg
    • Max people load between
    2 bones: 400 kg
    • Load Case: Whale bones
    must support 5 people on
    the left and 5 people on
    the right
    • Bone People Loading:
    4000 N
    • Wind Loading: 30%
    people loading
    • Load Direction: Vertical
    Direction
    • Total Load: 5200 N
    • Load Distribution:
    distributed over all the
    load notches
    Meshing:
    3d Tetrahedral automatic Mesh
    Max element size: 1.39 Inch
    Min element size: 0.0069 Inch

    Mesh Independence:
    A number of 2D Tetrahedral
    Simulations were run, with results
    within 5 % Error margin.
    Mesh Density Convergence was
    achieved by varying the element
    size with results within 5% error
    margin.
    Welding feature is represented by
    the fillet feature in the model at
    the base of the wall.

    Additional I beam section was


    Added in the middle of the beam
    as required to reduce the stress
    distribution by providing
    additional stiffening.

    Additional support was required


    for the Arm support plate.
    Additional support is still required
    and a redesign of this arm support
    is suggested.
    2. Results
    Von Misses Stress Distribution:

    Close up view of maximum stress


    points around the arm support hole
    as well as around the lower force
    notch.
    Both these locations aren’t
    considered critical to design results
    given inaccuracies at modeling the
    stress distribution around the
    welding of the cable bracket, and
    use of fastening elements such as
    washers that will distribute the load
    more equally around these singular
    point elements.
    Factor of Safety Analysis:
    Most of the beam has a factor of
    safety over 5.
    Noted in the plot, are factor of
    safety below 5,
    All critical area’s have a factor of
    safety above 2.
    Close up View of Factor of Safety
    plot at critical area around the arm
    support plate and around the lower
    force notch as discussed above.
    Both these critical areas show
    Factor of safety above 2

    A redesign of this critical area with


    additional stiffening elements are
    suggested.

    Displacement Plot:
    Maximum Displacement would be
    41 mm at the tip of the bone.

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