STUDY OF ANALYSIS OF BUS PASSENGER TIE ROD: A REVIEW

Prashant R. Vithalkar, R. R. Gawande

Abstract: This paper focuses on the study of buckling load on the Tie rod of steering system that undergoes an axial compression. Because of the external factors like road condition, different driving situations, different road adhesion, traffic conditions, vibrations and sudden jerks are sets up in tie rod. Tie rod generally buckle under the action of compressive force due to the large ratio of tie rod length to its radius of gyration. When it becomes worn out, steering will become more difficult and the vehicle will also typically be pulling or dragging to either side. Thus the aim of the project is to analyze tie rod for to improve the mass and buckling load of tie rod and to find out maximum deformation and stress. Present research is divided in two parts. First, to conduct survey amongst the buses, examine the causes of failure and second is to design and analysis to recommend best possible alternatives of Tie Rod with the aid of advanced design tools like CAD. Tie Rod failure is one of the major problems facing for MSRTC workshop supervisor.

Keywords: Buckling Load, Compressive Load, CAD, FEM, MSRTC Bus, Tie Rod etc…

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15623/ijret.2015.0411041