STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS OF ELEMENTS OF TWO-BOTTOM MOULDBOARD PLOUGH
SIGMA JOURNAL OF ENGINEERING AND NATURAL SCIENCES-SIGMA MUHENDISLIK VE FEN BILIMLERI DERGISI, vol.24, no.3, pp.46-55, 2006 (ESCI)
- Publication Type: Article / Article
- Volume: 24 Issue: 3
- Publication Date: 2006
- Journal Name: SIGMA JOURNAL OF ENGINEERING AND NATURAL SCIENCES-SIGMA MUHENDISLIK VE FEN BILIMLERI DERGISI
- Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Academic Search Premier, Directory of Open Access Journals
- Page Numbers: pp.46-55
- Keywords: Plough, beam, mouldboard, share, finite element analysis
- Dokuz Eylül University Affiliated: No
Abstract
At a hinged mouldboard plough that operates coupled to three point hicth system of tractor, the beam, mouldboard and share especially are subjected to large loads in variable soil conditions and operating speeds depending on tractive power. Hence, in production of mouldboard ploughs, it is of great significance to analyse these elements according to structural strength. So, the weight and production costs of ploughs are reduced by optimal design of these elements with determined mechanical properties. In working with a lighter plough, need for engine power of tractor decreases.