TRUCK SUPPORTIVE CHASSIS STRUCTURAL STATIC ANALYSIS

Abstract

The vehicle chassis is a very important part of a vehicle system. During the vehicle projecting a lot of attention is devoted to the vehicle chassis, because it is exposed to strong statics and dynamics loads. In early projecting phases it is possible to get reliable information about the chassis material, dimensions and projecting solutions by static analysis. This paper presents a truck's supportive chassis structural static analysis of Mercedes Benz Ascot 2 truck. The paper also shows the comparison of static structural analysis and results of analytical calculation. The paper concludes with a discussion and guidelines for further work.