Design and Structural Analysis of Truck Frame

Abstract

The chassis construction is the larger element in every automobile, it integrates the heavy vehicle main systems such as the power train, drive axles, suspension and trailer. The vehicle structural shape dependent on this skeleton, it absorbs the impacts from front, side and overturn effects. There are many industrialized sectors using this truck as means of transportation for logistics, agricultures, factories and other industries. In this paper, two different material was adopted on the C-section truck frame design. Mild steel and Titanium alloy were structurally analysed on the heavy truck frame through finite element analysis. The results were compared and the best truck chassis material was identified with lower stress and deflection.