Running Gear

Exercise-1
A tracked vehicle with gross weight of 50 tons has following
specifications:Number of bogie stations=6
Track preliminary tension=30 kN
Angle of inclinations front track=450rear track=300
Calculate the total loads on the front and rear road wheels.
Assume,
Weight of the tank is uniformly distributed between all the
road wheels.
Inclination angle of the top run of the track0

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Exercise-1:solution
Tank weight Gs=50 tonX9.91=490.5 kN; No. of bogie stations=6
T, track preliminary tension=30 kN
Angle of inclination of track, front, f=450; r=300
Wt. of tank is uniformly distributed therefore, Rf=Rr =Gs/12=490.5/12=40.84 kN
Inclination angle of top run, =0, therefore Rj is same for all wheels.

Pf( p )
Pr( p )

f
450
2TSin
2 30kN Sin
23kN
2
2
r
300
2TSin
2 30kN Sin
15.53kN
2
2

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Exercise-1:solution..

Pf
T.sinf
Rf
T.(1-cosf)

Pf

Pr

T sin f [T (1 cos f )]2

2

40.84 30 sin 45 2 [30(1 cos 45)]2

62.67kN

Rr T sin r 2 [T (1 cos r )]2

40.84 30 sin 30 2 [30(1 cos 30)]2
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Tutorial-1
A tracked vehicle with gross weight of 36 tons has following specifications: Number of bogie stations=5
Track preliminary tension=25 kN
Angle of inclinations
front track=450
rear track=300
Calculate
a. Total Reaction Rj transmitted to the shafts of all the road wheels from the
ground.
b. The total loads on the front and rear road wheels.
Assume,
. Weight of the tank is uniformly distributed between all the road wheels.
. Inclination angle of the top run of the track80

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Tutorial-2
A tracked vehicle with gross weight of 36 tons Tank T-55) has following
specifications: Number of bogie stations
=5
Track preliminary tension
=30 kN
Angle of inclinations
front track
=450
rear track
=300
Radius of:
Driving sprocket,
rds=346 mm
Idler wheel,
riw=255 mm
Centre to centre distance;
Driving sprocket to road wheel, Zds=210 mm
Idler wheel to road wheel, Ziw=rds=380 mm
Overall length,
L0=6.2 m
Length on ground,
L=3.84 m
Displacement of cg to the front, =0.3 m
Calculate,
a. Inclination angle of the top run of the track
b. Total Reaction Rj transmitted to the shafts of all the road wheels from the
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Tank track; Sprockets-Exercise

Design the sprocket of an MBT with following specifications: Weight
=40 ton
Track pitch
=0.143 m
Take following basic data for multi-pitch meshing (td.s=ttr): Maximum permissible increment of track pitch, ttr=0.15 ttr
Radius of the track link cogs,
rcog=0.17ttr
Number of teeth on the sprocket,
Zd.s=14
Radius of curvature of the teeth,
Rt=0.3 m
Pressure angle of the teeth
p=400

Use following data:Sp. calculated necessary adhesion track force of the faster moving track,
fnec.ad=0.6
Efficiency of the track drive,
tr.dr=0.95
Permissible bending stress for the teeth,
=500 MPa
Modulus of elongation of steel
E=206000 MPa

Calculate the Height, base width and depth of the teeth (assume
width=depth)
Also, check your calculated
figurestrackfor
the contact bearing stress
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c(Permissible c=2950 MPa
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gear
rims
made
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heat
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Tutorial
The sprocket of an MBT weighing 40 ton, has to be designed for multi-pitch
meshing (td.s=ttr). It has a track pitch of 0.14 m.
Calculate the Height, base width and depth of the teeth (assume width=twice
the depth)
Also, check your calculated figures for the contact bearing stress
c(Permissible c=2950 MPa for gear rims made of steel with surface heat
treatment upto 50 HRC.
Take following basic data for :

Maximum permissible increment of track pitch, ttr=0.15 ttr

Radius of the track link cogs,
rcog=0.16ttr
Number of teeth on the sprocket,
Zd.s=14
Radius of curvature of the teeth,
Rt=0.3 m
Pressure angle of the teeth
p=400

Use following data:Sp. calculated necessary adhesion track force of the faster moving track,
fnec.ad=0.6
Efficiency of the track drive,
tr.dr=0.95
Permissible bending stressMV-6141-Ch-2-3-Tk
for the teeth, track Mech-=500 MPa
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Modulus of elongation of steel
E=206000
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Exercise
Design the track link of an MBT with following specifications: Weight=43 ton
Track width=580 mm
Total number of links of a new tank=96
Number of ears/grooves on the embracing side=4
Sp. calculated necessary adhesion track force fnec.ad=0.6
Average shearing stress () of the ears not to exceed 65 MPa
Average breaking stress () of the ears not to exceed 50 MPa
Calculate the following: Diameter of the track pins.
Width of each ear of the embracing and the embraced side of the links
(take bi=bi).
Outer and inner radius of the ears.

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Tutorial
Calculate the overall dimensions of the track link of an MBT with following
specifications: Weight=440 kN
Track width=575 mm
Total number of links of a new tank=96
Number of ears/grooves on the embracing side=4
Sp. calculated necessary adhesion track force fnec.ad=0.6
Average shearing stress () of the ears not to exceed 60 MPa
Average breaking stress () of the ears not to exceed 50 MPa
Calculate the following: Diameter of the track pins.
Width of each ear of the embracing and the embraced side of the links
(take bi=bi).
Outer and inner radius of the ears.

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Torsion Bar
Exercise-1
A torsion bar suspension is to be designed
To support a maximum static load of 3500 N at the end of a
lever arm 250 mm long.
The deflection of the lever above the horizontal is to be 300 with
a total angle of deflection 900.
Assume a safe allowable stress of 785 MPa.
Modulus of rigidity, G = 73575 MPa.
Calculate:1. Diameter of the torsion bar.
2. The effective length of the tension bar.
3. The load rateMV-6141-Ch-4-Veh
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Tutorial -1
A torsion bar suspension is to be designed for an MBT of weight
43.8 tons with 12 bogie stations.
Lever arm 300 mm long.
The deflection of the lever above the horizontal is to be 30 0
with a total angle of deflection 900.
Assume a safe allowable stress of 800 MPa.
Modulus of rigidity, G = 74000 MPa.
Calculate:1. Diameter of the torsion bar.
2. The effective length of the tension bar.
3. The load rate (spring rate) of the bar.
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Tutorial -2
A torsion bar suspension is to be designed for an MBT of weight
45 tons with 12 bogie stations.
Lever arm 300 mm long.
Effective length of the torsion bar not to exceed 3 m.
The deflection of the lever above the horizontal is to be 300.
Assume a safe allowable stress of 800 MPa.
Modulus of rigidity, G = 74000 MPa.
Calculate:1. Diameter of the torsion bar.
2. Total angle of deflection of the tension bar.
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