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Abstract - Rajesh Kumar

1) The document discusses the design and fabrication of a mono composite leaf spring for light vehicles as a replacement for traditional steel leaf springs. 2) Composite materials like E-glass/epoxy are analyzed to study their behavior in a composite leaf spring compared to existing steel springs. 3) A 3D model is created using Pro/E Wild Fire 5.0 software and a prototype is fabricated to experimentally test under static loads and compare the results to finite element analysis.

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Abstract - Rajesh Kumar

1) The document discusses the design and fabrication of a mono composite leaf spring for light vehicles as a replacement for traditional steel leaf springs. 2) Composite materials like E-glass/epoxy are analyzed to study their behavior in a composite leaf spring compared to existing steel springs. 3) A 3D model is created using Pro/E Wild Fire 5.0 software and a prototype is fabricated to experimentally test under static loads and compare the results to finite element analysis.

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DESIGN AND FABRICATION OF MONO COMPOSITE LEAF SPRING

FOR LIGHT VEHICLE


P.RAJESH KUMAR,
II year ME (ENGINEERING DESIGN), Department of Mechanical Engineering,
Selvam College of Technology, Namakka 637003.
E-Mail : [email protected]

Abstract - Leaf springs are one of the oldest suspension components they are still frequently used,
especially in commercial vehicles. The past literature survey shows that leaf springs are designed as
generalized force elements where the position, velocity and orientation of the axle mounting gives the
reaction forces in the chassis attachment positions. Another part has to be focused, is the automobile
industry has shown increased interest in the replacement of steel spring with composite leaf spring due
to high strength to weight ratio. Therefore, analysis of the composite material becomes equally
important to study the behavior of Composite Leaf Spring. The objective of this paper is to present
modeling and analysis of composite mono leaf spring using the composite materials such as Eglass/Epoxy to compare its results with existing material. Three dimensional Modeling is done using
Pro/E Wild Fire 5.0 software. Further the prototype model is fabricated according to the design
specification for the different composite materials and the experimental analysis is to be done with
reference of results taken from the finite element analysis for the same load condition. The compared
results are charted for both the results of analysis for better understanding.
Keywords - Composite Leaf Springs, E-Glass/Epoxy, Static load condition.

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