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• TITLE: The Improvements of the Backhoe-Loader Arms

  AUTHORS: Ahmet Erklig, Eyüp Yeter

  KEYWORDS: Backhoe-Loader; Finite Element Simulation; ANSYS

  JOURNAL NAME: Modeling and Numerical Simulation of Material Science, Vol.3 No.4, October 7, 2013

  ABSTRACT: In this study, static structural analysis of backhoe-loader arms has been performed with the finite element method (FEM). The aim of this study is to simulate and strengthen the back and front arms of the backhoe-loader concerning with stress under maximum loading condition and different boundary conditions. According to analysis result, back and front arms of the backhoe-loader are strengthened with the use of reinforcements. As a result of the study, strength of the arms has been increased by nearly 20%.