Analysis Of Structural Torsional Stiffness

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The structural torsional stiffness is calculated through finding the torque applied to the handle and dividing it by the angular deflection of the handle that is resulted from the torsional loading. It is expressed in term of Nm/degree of angular deflection. This calculation is shown below in figure 3.1 Figure 3.3: Calculation of structural torsional stiffness
K_T=T/θ (3.3) where, KT = Structural torsional stiffness
T = FL (3.4)
T = Torque
F = Force applied θ = Tan^(-1) [((y_1+y_2 ))/2L] …show more content…

The angular deflection is taken to be the angle formed from the center of the handle to the position of the deflected corner. Both left and right vertical displacements are included in the equation to take the average vertical displacement in order to generate a more accurate estimate of the total angular deflection of the handle.
Equation 3.3 is utilized for the assessment of the structural torsional stiffness of the handle for its design and analysis. This equation is inputted into the spreadsheet and plotted to look for the coefficient. The coefficient is the structural torsional stiffness, KT of the handle. All values needed for the equation are measured from the handle model in SolidWorks.
4. Analysis, Results and Discussion
4.1 Handle Sample Holders
Within the specified diameter of the bottle water, the holder is conceived. The handle model is analyzed and conceived by varying the number of holder for both the test sample and the control sample from four (4) to six (6) and the material from polypropylene to High density

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