Tie-rods of the bucket wheel excavator slewing superstructure: A study of the eye plate stress state

•Tie-rods are vital parts of the bucket wheel excavator slewing superstructure.•Experimental and numerical investigations are carried out on the eyebar model.•Plastification occurs across the full width of the cross-section near the hole.•DIN yields the results much lower than the actual stress valu...

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Veröffentlicht in:Engineering structures 2020-03, Vol.207, p.110233, Article 110233
Hauptverfasser: Bošnjak, Srđan M., Zrnić, Nenad Đ., Momčilović, Dejan B., Gnjatović, Nebojša B., Milenović, Ivan Lj
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Zusammenfassung:•Tie-rods are vital parts of the bucket wheel excavator slewing superstructure.•Experimental and numerical investigations are carried out on the eyebar model.•Plastification occurs across the full width of the cross-section near the hole.•DIN yields the results much lower than the actual stress values around the opening.•Nevertheless, DIN criterion is sufficient for the preservation of the eye integrity. Tie-rods of the bucket wheel and counterweight booms are vital parts of the bucket wheel excavator slewing superstructure. This paper is dedicated to the problem of identifying the stress state of the critical cross-section ('net section') of the eye plates on these tie-rods. It presents the results of the experimental and numerical investigations carried out on the eyebar model. The results show the appearance of a plastic deformation in the zone near the contour of the hole even when the eye is subjected to the loads within the range of the permissible loads prescribed by the standard DIN 22261-2. Plastification in the eye net section occurs across the full thickness of the plate, but it does not jeopardize the integrity of the structure. The stress value in the eye net section, calculated in accordance with the standard DIN 22261-2, is significantly lower than the actual stress values around the hole and serves only as a comparative value for the static strength proof for the eye.
ISSN:0141-0296
1873-7323
DOI:10.1016/j.engstruct.2020.110233