Structural Analysis of L-Bracket using ANSYS

Divya Srivastava*, R.N.Mall**
* PG Scholar, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Madan Mohan Malaviya University of Technology, Gorakhpur, India
** Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Madan Mohan Malaviya University of Technology, Gorakhpur, India.
Periodicity:February - April'2017
DOI : https://doi.org/10.26634/jme.7.2.13432

Abstract

In Mechanical Engineering, a bracket is defined as any component which acts as the intermediate for fixing one part to another, usually larger. Brackets are varied widely in shape, but the prototypical bracket would be of L-shaped metal piece that joins the shelf (the smaller component) and the wall (the largests component): its vertical arm is fixed to one (usually large) element, and its horizontal arm protrudes outwards and holds another (usually small) element. The shelf bracket is effectively the same as the architectural bracket in which a vertical arm mounted on the wall, and a horizontal arm projecting outwards for another element to be attached on top of it or below it [8]. The objective of this paper is to deal with the analysis of L-shaped bracket having uniform distributed load at its top surface and find out the value of von Mises stress, principal stress, and total deformation using ANSYS.

Keywords

L-shaped Bracket, Finite Element Method, ANSYS.

How to Cite this Article?

Srivastava, Divya., and Mall, R. N. (2017). Structural Analysis of L-Bracket using ANSYS. i-manager’s Journal on Mechanical Engineering, 7(2), 17-21. https://doi.org/10.26634/jme.7.2.13432

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