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Problem description
Design Spiral
Assumptions
Selection of Geometry
Pole material properties
Load and Fixtures
Mesh information
Convergence tests & Plots
Results & Plots
Conclusion
Assumptions
These are the assumptions that we have taken in the design:
1. Material will remain in elastic region
2. Applied loads remain constant in direction and magnitude
3. All cross sectional plane remains plane during Bending
4. Ground is assumed to be rigid
Design Spiral
Selection of Geometry
We started the design process by considering a hollow circular cross
section with base outer radius 120 mm, top outer radius 50 mm and
thickness 5 mm. After multiple iterations, considering our
requirements, we finally settled on a design with base outer radius 90
mm, top outer radius 40mm and thickness 5 mm. This design gave us
a FoS=2.1.
Considering other cross sections with same cross sectional area as
the previous design, we analysed octagonal cross sections with
circular and octagonal holes respectively.
Based on the calculations (shown in the next page), we selected the
design with hollow circular cross section as it had the least flexural
stress, highest factor of safety among the three designs
consuming same amount of material.
Galvanized Steel
Linear Elastic Isotropic
Max von Mises Stress
2.03943e+008 N/m^2
3.56901e+008 N/m^2
2e+011 N/m^2
0.29
7870 kg/m^3
Drag force =
1
A C d u 2
2
Fixtures
Pole has been grounded using a circular base plate of inner radius 85 mm
and outer radius 140 mm and plate is fixed using 8 bolts of 20 mm
diameter and 27 threads per inch (tpi).
Mesh Information
Mesh type
Jacobian points
Total Nodes
Total Elements
Maximum Aspect Ratio(AR)
0.28
2.73
% of distorted elements
08 seconds
Convergence tests
Test
No.
No. of Elements
No of Nodes
Max Stress
(MPa)
1.
2.
3.
17942
29176
38499
32853
58879
80484
76.26
86.59
91.36
4.
44267
87727
97.21
Max
Max Strain
Displacement
(cm)
21.81
3.12e - 004
25.04
3.58e - 004
25.28
3.84e - 004
27.68
3.66e - 004
Min FOS
2.7
2.4
2.2
2.1
Plots
Max Stress
150
30
100
20
50
0
50000
No of Nodes
Max Stress (MPa)
100000
10
0
50000
No of Nodes
Max Displacement (cm)
100000
Min FOS
Max Strain
5
4
Min FoS
1
0
20000
1
40000
60000
80000
100000
No of Nodes
50000
100000
No of Nodes
Min FOS
Max Strain
Conclusions
We have designed a floodlight pole with hollow circular pole
fulfilling the necessary design requirements.
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