@inproceedings{d478d807ce144a86be6cd1198a561bd5,
title = "STUDY OF THE FRACTURE OF A LOAD CELL DUE TO IMPACT LOADING",
abstract = "In this study, there are two loadcells used at the bottom of the legs of a pressure vessel. Being in an open environment, the pressure vessels are subjected to weather conditions that may increase external forces on the structures. When the wind speed is high enough, there is an increase in load transferred through the load cells, causing an impact loading to the load cells. In this research, a completely fractured and a partially fractured loadcell were analyzed for the possibility of fracture due to impact loads. Through surface imaging, the curved fractured surfaces, as well as the many small indentations on the contact point on the load cells, indicated failure over time, rather than from one single impact load. In addition to this, Finite Element Analysis was used to simulate the impact loads from the dropping of the leg onto the loadcell. These simulations revealed failure for the loadcell in two of the four cases simulated. From this research, the possibility of the fracturing of a loadcell due to a single impact load has been confirmed through finite element analysis. However, the results from the surface imaging demonstrated the likelihood of this failure resulting from multiple impact loads.",
keywords = "Finite element analysis, fracture, impact loading, load cell, pressure vessel, simulation, surface imaging",
author = "Ashlyn Jackson and John Havenar and Austin Summer and Seth Nowak and Aniruddha Mitra",
note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2022 Vibration Institute All Rights Reserved.; 45th Vibration Institute Annual Training Conference 2022, VIATC 2022 and Society for Machinery Failure Prevention Technology Annual Conference 2022, SMFPT 2022 ; Conference date: 01-08-2022 Through 05-08-2022",
year = "2022",
language = "English",
series = "45th Vibration Institute Annual Training Conference 2022, VIATC 2022 and Society for Machinery Failure Prevention Technology Annual Conference 2022, SMFPT 2022",
publisher = "Vibration Institute",
pages = "292--307",
booktitle = "45th Vibration Institute Annual Training Conference 2022, VIATC 2022 and Society for Machinery Failure Prevention Technology Annual Conference 2022, SMFPT 2022",
}