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    The document summarizes findings from a panel discussion on tubular steel arm designs and issues. It presents data on the fatigue susceptibility of different shaft to plate weld joints, with full penetration welds showing the highest cycles to failure. Testing found that adding a 50 lb drop bracket reduced arm tip amplitude by 70% compared to an arm without the bracket. Full scale testing was needed to validate arm connection designs, as calculations and modeling did not always match real-world performance. Arm connections may require more capacity than predicted by initial designs.

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    The document summarizes findings from a panel discussion on tubular steel arm designs and issues. It presents data on the fatigue susceptibility of different shaft to plate weld joints, with full penetration welds showing the highest cycles to failure. Testing found that adding a 50 lb drop bracket reduced arm tip amplitude by 70% compared to an arm without the bracket. Full scale testing was needed to validate arm connection designs, as calculations and modeling did not always match real-world performance. Arm connections may require more capacity than predicted by initial designs.

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    Arm Designs and Issues Part 4

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    Oscar Chirinos
    The document summarizes findings from a panel discussion on tubular steel arm designs and issues. It presents data on the fatigue susceptibility of different shaft to plate weld joints, with full penetration welds showing the highest cycles to failure. Testing found that adding a 50 lb drop bracket reduced arm tip amplitude by 70% compared to an arm without the bracket. Full scale testing was needed to validate arm connection designs, as calculations and modeling did not always match real-world performance. Arm connections may require more capacity than predicted by initial designs.

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    Transmission Workshop

    Panel Discussion:
    Tubular Steel Arm Designs & Issues

    Fatigue Susceptibility of 3 Different Shaft to Plate


    Weld Joints
    • Fillet Weld

    • Partial Penetration Weld

    • Full Penetration Weld


    Transmission Workshop
    Panel Discussion:
    Tubular Steel Arm Designs & Issues

    Comparison of Arm Shaft to Arm Bracket Weld Details -


    1987

    Cycles to Failure
    700000
    600000
    500000
    400000
    300000 Cycles to Failure
    200000
    100000
    0
    Fillet Partial Full Penetration
    Penetration
    Transmission Workshop
    Panel Discussion:
    Tubular Steel Arm Designs & Issues

    Damping Effect of ~ 50 lbs. Drop Bracket


    Arm Tip Amplitude (in.)

    2
    1.8
    1.6
    1.4
    1.2
    1 Installing drop
    bracket reduced
    0.8 amplitude to 30% of
    its original value
    0.6
    no drop bracket
    0.4
    with drop bracket
    0.2
    0
    0 500 1000 Cycles/ Minute
    1500 2000 2500
    Transmission Workshop
    Panel Discussion:
    Tubular Steel Arm Designs & Issues

    Arm connections can require more capacity


    than small engineered poles:
    Arm Test - Design
    • Static Calculations
    • Initial design phase

    • Finite Element Analysis


    • Refined Design for
    testing

    • Full Scale Test


    • Validate design
    Transmission Workshop
    Panel Discussion:
    Tubular Steel Arm Designs & Issues

    The
    Unexpected
    Result
    Transmission Workshop
    Panel Discussion:
    Tubular Steel Arm Designs & Issues

    Conclusion:

    Arm Connection Designs Should be Validated


    with Full Scale Testing

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