KNUCKLE JOINT SIMULATION
Simulation of
Description
A knuckle joint is a mechanical joint used to connect two rods
which are under a tensile load, when there is a requirement of
small amount of flexibility, or angular moment is necessary.
There is always axial or linear line of action of load
The knuckle joint assembly consists of the following major
components:
1. Single eye.
2. Double eye or fork
3. Knuckle pin.
At one end of the rod the a single eye is formed and a double
eye is formed at the other end of the rod. Both, single and double
eye are connected by a pin inserted through the eye. The pin has
a head at one end and at other end there is a taper pin or split
pin. For gripping purpose, the ends of the rod are of octagonal
forms. Now, when the two eyes are pulled apart, the pin holds
them together. The solid rod portion of the joint in this case is
much stronger than the portion through which the pin passes
Analyzed with SOLIDWORKS Simulation
KNUCKLE JOINT
Designer: MAYANK, MANISH KUMAR , MANISH
KHANDELWAL , MANAN SINGHAL , LALIT
Study name: knuckle joint simulation
Analysis type: Static
Table of Contents
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Model Information .................................. 3
Study Properties ..................................... 3
Units ................................................... 4
Material Properties ................................. 4
Loads and Fixtures .................................. 5
Connector Definitions ..... Error! Bookmark not
defined.
Contact Information ....... Error! Bookmark not
defined.
Mesh information .................................... 6
Sensor Details ........................................ 7
Resultant Forces ..................................... 8
Beams ................................................. 8
Study Results ......................................... 9
Conclusion ........................................... 11
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Model Information

Model name: Assem1

Current Configuration: Default
Solid Bodies
Document Name and Document Path/Date
Treated As Volumetric Properties
Reference Modified
Cut-Extrude1
Mass:0.0274234 kg
Volume:3.56149e-006 m^3 C:\Users\User\Downloads\
Solid Body Density:7700 kg/m^3 barrel.SLDPRT
Weight:0.26875 N Oct 13 12:49:57 2019

Fillet4
Mass:1.05153 kg
Volume:0.000136563 m^3 C:\Users\User\Downloads\
Solid Body Density:7700 kg/m^3 eye knucle.SLDPRT
Weight:10.305 N Oct 13 12:49:56 2019

Cut-Extrude3
Mass:0.416887 kg
Volume:5.41412e-005 m^3 C:\Users\User\Downloads\
Solid Body Density:7700 kg/m^3 eyepin.SLDPRT
Weight:4.0855 N Oct 13 12:49:56 2019

Fillet12
Mass:1.57555 kg
Volume:0.000204616 m^3 C:\Users\User\Downloads\f
Solid Body Density:7700 kg/m^3 ork.SLDPRT
Weight:15.4403 N Oct 13 12:49:56 2019

Boss-Extrude1
Mass:0.00761993 kg
Volume:9.89602e-007 m^3 C:\Users\User\Downloads\
Solid Body Density:7700 kg/m^3 pin.SLDPRT
Weight:0.0746753 N Oct 13 12:49:56 2019

Study Properties

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Study name knuckle joint simulation

Analysis type Static
Mesh type Solid Mesh
Thermal Effect: On
Thermal option Include temperature loads
Zero strain temperature 298 Kelvin
Include fluid pressure effects from Off
SOLIDWORKS Flow Simulation
Solver type FFEPlus
Units
Inplane Effect: Off
Unit system: SI (MKS)
Soft Spring: Off
Length/Displacement mm
Inertial Relief: Off
Temperature Kelvin
Incompatible bonding options Automatic
Angular velocity Rad/sec
Large displacement Off
Pressure/Stress N/m^2
Compute free body forces On
Friction Off
Use Adaptive Method: Off
Material Properties
Result folder SOLIDWORKS document
Model Reference Properties
(c:\users\user\appdata\local\temp) Components
Name: Alloy Steel SolidBody 1(Cut-
Model type: Linear Elastic Isotropic Extrude1)(barrel-1),
Default failure Max von Mises Stress SolidBody 1(Fillet4)(eye
criterion: knucle-1),
Yield strength: 6.20422e+008 N/m^2 SolidBody 1(Cut-
Tensile strength: 7.23826e+008 N/m^2 Extrude3)(eyepin-1),
Elastic modulus: 2.1e+011 N/m^2 SolidBody 1(Fillet12)(fork-1),
Poisson's ratio: 0.28 SolidBody 1(Boss-
Mass density: 7700 kg/m^3 Extrude1)(pin-1)
Shear modulus: 7.9e+010 N/m^2
Thermal expansion 1.3e-005 /Kelvin
coefficient:

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Loads and Fixtures

Fixture name Fixture Image Fixture Details
Entities: 1 face(s)
Type: Fixed Geometry

Fixed-1

Resultant Forces
Components X Y Z Resultant
Reaction force(N) -498.769 0.0272987 -34.6694 499.973
Reaction Moment(N.m) 0 0 0 0

Load name Load Image Load Details

Entities: 1 face(s)
Type: Apply normal force
Value: -500 N
Force-1

CONTACT INFORMATION

Contact Contact Image Contact Properties

Type: Bonded
Components: 1 component(s)
Options: Compatible
mesh
Global Contact

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Mesh information
Mesh type Solid Mesh
Mesher Used: Standard mesh
Automatic Transition: Off
Include Mesh Auto Loops: Off
Jacobian points 4 Points
Element Size 7.3692 mm
Tolerance 0.36846 mm
Mesh Quality High
Remesh failed parts with incompatible mesh Off

Mesh information - Details

Total Nodes 15902
Total Elements 10007

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Maximum Aspect Ratio 8.3032

% of elements with Aspect Ratio < 3 97.4
% of elements with Aspect Ratio > 10 0
% of distorted elements(Jacobian) 0
Time to complete mesh(hh;mm;ss): 00:00:04
Computer name:

Sensor Details
No Data

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Resultant Forces
Reaction forces
Selection set Units Sum X Sum Y Sum Z Resultant
Entire Model N -498.769 0.0272987 -34.6694 499.973

Reaction Moments
Selection set Units Sum X Sum Y Sum Z Resultant
Entire Model N.m 0 0 0 0

Beams
No Data

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Study Results

Name Type Min Max

Stress1 VON: von Mises Stress 1610.36 N/m^2 1.66499e+006 N/m^2
Node: 465 Node: 15218

Assem1-knuckle joint simulation-Stress-Stress1

Name Type Min Max

Displacement1 URES: Resultant Displacement 0 mm 0.00131326 mm
Node: 8240 Node: 834

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Assem1-knuckle joint simulation-Displacement-Displacement1

Name Type Min Max

Strain1 ESTRN: Equivalent Strain 7.19806e-009 5.96172e-006
Element: 9762 Element: 8744

Assem1-knuckle joint simulation-Strain-Strain1

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Name Type
Displacement1{1} Deformed shape

Assem1-knuckle joint simulation-Displacement-Displacement1{1}

Conclusion

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