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Shaft Design
Shafts
PLAIN TRANSMISSION
STEPPED SHAFT
MACHINE TOOL SPINDLE
RAILWAY ROTATING AXLE
NON-ROTATING TRUCK AXLE
CRANKSHAFT
PULLEY
GEAR
PROFILED
KEY
WOODRUFF
KEY
CIRCLIPS
SHAFT
HUB
FRAME
HUB
TWIST
DUE TO
TORSIONAL
LOAD
TRANSVERSE
LOAD
TRANSVERSE
LOAD
AXIAL
LOAD
TORSIONAL
LOAD
TORSIONAL
LOAD
DEFLECTION DUE TO
BENDING MOMENT
AXIAL
LOAD
TRANSVERSE
LOAD
Shaft Design
Procedure Flow Chart for Shaft Strength & Rigidity (Beswarick 1994)
DETERMINE
EXTERNAL LOADS
CHOOSE PRELIMINARY
SHAFT DIMENSIONS
IDENTIFY CRITICAL
SHAFT SECTIONS
DETERMINE
SHEAR FORCES AND
TWISTING MOMENTS
DETERMINE
SHEAR STRESS
DETERMINE
INTERNAL FORCES
AND MOMENTS
COMBINED
STRESSES
DETERMINE
TRANSVERSE FORCES,
AXIAL FORCES AND
BENDING MOMENTS
DETERMINE
DIRECT STRESS
CHOOSE MATERIAL
SET FACTOR
OF SAFETY
DETERMINE
STRENGTH
DETERMINE
MODULUS
COMPARE FACTORED
STRESSES WITH
MATERIAL STRENGTH
DETERMINE
DEFLECTION
NO 2nd OPTION
IS SHAFT SECTION
SATISFACTORY
YES
SPECIFY SHAFT
NO 1st OPTION
Size restrictions
(Easily) available materials and/or components
slope
deflection
q
with:
= and V =
V+dV M+dM
Ft
GEAR
T2
mp g
GEAR
BELT
DRIVE
R 2H
mgg
BEARING
R 2V
0
10
R 1V
BEARING
0
12
Vertically
Horizontally
Fr +m g g
mpg
C
L1
R1V
T1
R 1H
80
L2
C
L1
L3
R2V
Ft
R1H
L2
L3
R2H
mpg
C
L1
R1V
Ft
A
L2
L3
R2V
C
L1
R1H
L2
L3
R2H
5
A
C
B
3
10
30
C
B
3
10
5 2 10 11.2
MB
MC
30 30.1
2
30
30.1
Combined:
M c
11.2
dx
Normal stress
dx
&
Shear stress
Shear stresses
Shear stresses due to:
Shear forces ( shear force diagram)
Torque
Power = Torque x Angular velocity
=
= =2
Mohr's Circle
Combining and visualising the normal and shear stress components
tx'y'
x
txy
txy
x'
+
2
+ 2
Mohr's Circle
Combine and visualise the normal and shear stress components
avg
1
R
txy
+
2
+ 2
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Choose Material
yield n eq
Growing uncertainty
2.5 to 3
3 to 4
well-known materials
under uncertain conditions of load, stress and environment
untried materials
under mild conditions of load, stress and environment
Shaft Design
Procedure Flow Chart for Shaft Strength & Rigidity (Beswarick 1994)
Shaft-Hub Connection
Shaft-Hub Connection
Pin
Grub
screw
Clamp
Press fit
Shrink fit
Spline
Key
Taper
Bush
Axially compact
Fatigue
Accurate angular
positioning
Easy position
adjustment
()
Example: What to do
when a shaft deflects too much
Choose the appropriate answer(s) from:
Use High Grade Steel, such as 30CrNiMo8
Increase the diameter of the shaft
Add bearings for extra support
F L3
3 E I
Overhung layout
Example
130 N
140 N
150 N
=0.04 m
L1=0.15 m
L2=0.14 m
L3=0.08 m
L4=0.07 m
Example
Example
130 N
W1
L1=0.15 m
140 N
W2
L2=0.14 m
L3=0.08 m
150 N
W3
L4=0.07 m
=0.04 m
O
x
R1
R2
Solution
Macaulay's Method
Hence
R2
Solution cont.
Vxx Mxx
x
Solution cont.
Vxx Mxx
x
d2 y
EI 2 M
dx
EI
dy
M dx
dx
x 2 W1
W2
R2
2
2
x L1 L 2 L 3 2 C1
R1
x L1
x L1 L 2
2
2
2
2
EIy Md2 x
x 3 W1
x L1 3 W2 x L1 L 2 3 R2 x L1 L 2 L 3 3 C1x C2
R1
6
6
6
6
Boundary conditions
Assuming: deflection at the bearings is zero
y(x=0) = 0 C2 = 0
R1
y(x=L1+L2+L3) = 0 C 1
L 1 L 2
L3
3 W6 L 2
1
L3
3 W6 L 3 3
2
L1 L 2 L 3
dy
x 2 W1
W2
2
x L1 L 2 2
EI
R1
x L1
dx
2
2
2
R
2
2 x L1 L 2 L 3
2
R1
6
L1 L 2 L 3 3 W6 L 2 L 3 3 W6 L 3 3
1
L1 L 2 L 3
x 3 W1
x L1 3 W2 x L1 L 2 3
EIy R1
6
6
6
3
3
3
R1
W1
W2
L
R2
3
1
2
3
2
3
3
6
6
6
x
x L1 L 2 L 3
6
L1 L 2 L 3
1.2566 10 7 m 4
64
64
12.57 mm
4
L =0.15 m
1
L =0.14 m
2
L =0.08 m
L =0.07 m
x
R
Hollow v Solid
100
80
60
40
20
0
0
20
40
60
80
Wall Thickness / Shaft Radius [%]
100
Hollow v Solid
100
80
60
40
20
0
0
20
40
60
80
Relative Mass [%]
100
Hollow v Solid
Danger of buckling?
100
80
60
40
20
0
0
20
40
60
80
Relative Mass [%]
100