Author Type

Graduate Student

Date of Award

1980

Document Type

Thesis

Publication Status

Version of Record

Submission Date

October 2026

Thesis/Dissertation Advisor [Chair]

Stevens, Karl K.

Abstract

A static stress analysis of a common chain link and a pear-shaped nng ivas performed using the finite element structural analysis program SAP IV. The required finite element mesh and loading inputs were generated by the pre-processing program PRE-SAP- LINK. This procedure was used to determine the midplane stresses and displacements in a link and ring of typical sizes and subject to concentrated fcrces. Stress distributions and displacements were drawn by hand and by using a Tektronix 4662 Interactive Digital Plotter, respectively. The results obtained show that for both link and ring, the numerically largest principal stress and maximum in-plane shear stress occur on the element directly under an applied load . The entire procedure was verified by comparing the results obtained for the common link with experimental results in the literature and with analytical results obtained using a mechanics of materials approach. All of the results were in close agreement.

Extent

67 p.

Comments

College of Engineering and Computer Science|Thesis (M.S.E.)--Florida Atlantic University, 1980.|FAU Electronic Theses and Dissertations Collection|College of Engineering and Computer Science

Identifier

FADT14023

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