Residual Life Estimation Procedure for a Fatigue Crack-Containing Bogie Frame of the Electric Locomotive

A Model of an Extending Front Loader

“…Conducting simulation tests allows for the analysis of fatigue life in wheel loader joints [28]. Many researchers have used numerical analyses to assess fatigue life and combine them with experimental measurements, obtaining a closer representation of the impact of real loads on the stress distribution in the structure [29][30][31][32][33][34]. Analyses of the distribution of forces on the wheels of a front loader during actual work in the field are also being developed, enabling the estimation of forces transferred from the wheels to the loader structure [35].…”