FACULTY OF ENGINEERING AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

BENG (HONS) MECHANICAL ENGINEERING (3+0)

IN COLLABORATION WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF SUNDERLAND
SEPTEMBER 2015
ASSIGNMENT 2 of 3

EAT 216
COMPUTER AIDED ENGINEERING

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STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS WITH COMPUTING AIDED ENGINEERING
USING FEA APPLICATION
This is an individual assignment, it contributes 25% of the total marks for the module
Answer all answers
The submission shall be in the form of a technical report which will contain sufficient details
for the reader to understand your 3D modelling and all the boundary conditions that you have
used in the simulation. The report must include all relevant structural parameters outputs &
contours to show the design is safe & satisfactory. Any duplication of work by other shall be
dealt with severely.

Due date: ., 2015

EAT 216 Assignment 2

Sept 2015
Endra Sujatmika

Section A
Design a Welded Storage Rack for hand loading in the office, garage, retail, factory and
warehouse. Five 150 cm wide by 60 cm deep shelves, and adjust in 20 cm increments.
Accessible from the front or the back, each shelf supports up to 100 kg evenly distributed.
Use frame generator in INVENTOR to design an efficient Storage Rack and run a FEA
analysis and submit report to include the following.

1. Show the 3 (three) models together with the 2D vital dimensions of your designed
rack, each steel members details and its total mass.
(15 marks)
2. Show and describe the calculations for input load on the rack
(5 marks)
3. Show and describe all boundary conditions specified in your model and meshing
information
(10 marks)

Include the results of your FEA analysis with the following contour output and your
interpretation/comments.
4. The equivalent stress (Von Misses stress) contour diagram
(5 marks)
5. The equivalent displacement contour diagram
(5 marks)
6. The safety factor contour diagram
(5 marks)
7. Conclusion of your design
(5 marks)

Section B
Gantry crane is type of crane which lift objects by a hoist which is fitted in a hoist trolley and
can move horizontally on a rail or pair of rails fitted under a beam. Design a mini mobile
gantry crane with lifting capacity 1.5 tonnes. Trolley and hoist weight are neglected. The
crane size is 4 m long and 4 m high. Use frame generator in INVENTOR to design a mobile
gantry crane and run a FEA analysis for the following two working conditions. Submit your
report for the following.

EAT 216 Assignment 2

Sept 2015
Endra Sujatmika

1. Show the 3 (three) models together with the 2D vital dimensions of your designed
gantry crane and its total mass.
(15 marks)
2. Show the calculations for input load on the crane
(5 marks)
3. Show all boundary conditions specified in your model and meshing information
(10 marks)
Include the results of your FEA analysis with the following contour output and your
interpretation/comments.
4. The equivalent stress (Von Misses stress) contour diagram
(5 marks)
5. The equivalent displacement contour diagram
(5 marks)
6. The safety factor contour diagram
(5 marks)
7. Conclusion of your design
(5 marks)

EAT 216 Assignment 2

Sept 2015
Endra Sujatmika