slamdfullsize
Mechanical
- Sep 13, 2007
- 11
The company I work for is looking to simulate what can be considered a 'shock' load on a plate. What I have is a plate of steel, roughly 12"x12"x1.75" that rolls along a track. the track is not smooth and at certain point (ie intersection) within the track, the plate will drop slightly (0.004"). We have a plate that is being tested now in our shop with load sensors and have determined that the highest force expeirenced during this drop is roughly 4000 lbs.
What I am trying to do is to simulate what happens as the plate moves through the interesction at the time of the drop. So the leading edge would experience a load of 4000 lbs being applied upward, while, due to a free body diagram, the trailing edge would experince and simlar force in the opposite direction.
How can I constrain the model to allow it to 'rotate' as it experiences this sudden force?
What I am trying to do is to simulate what happens as the plate moves through the interesction at the time of the drop. So the leading edge would experience a load of 4000 lbs being applied upward, while, due to a free body diagram, the trailing edge would experince and simlar force in the opposite direction.
How can I constrain the model to allow it to 'rotate' as it experiences this sudden force?