Abstract
A simulator for analyzing the interaction between the oil sand terrain and a pipe wagon articulating (PWA) system has been developed in this paper. An elastic-plastic oil sand model was built based on the finite element analysis (FEA) method and von Mises yield criterion using the Algor mechanical event simulation (MES) software. The three-dimensional (3D) distribution of the stress, strain, nodal displacement, and deformed shape of the oil sands was animated at an environmental temperature of 25C. The 3D behavior of the oil sand terrain was investigated with different loading conditions. The effect of the load and contact area on the stress and nodal displacement was analyzed, respectively. The results indicate that both the max stress and max nodal displacement increase with the load varying from 0 to 3.6 E + 7 N and decrease with the contact area varying from 2 to 10m². The method presented in this paper forms the basis for evaluating the bearing capacity of oil sand ground. Copyright © 2012 Y. Li et al.
Recommended Citation
Y. Li et al., "3D Finite Element Analysis of PWA-Oil Sand Terrain System Interaction," Advances in Acoustics and Vibration, article no. 324515, Hindawi Publishing Corporation, Jan 2012.
The definitive version is available at https://doi.org/10.1155/2012/324515
Department(s)
Mining Engineering
International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)
1687-6261
Document Type
Article - Journal
Document Version
Final Version
File Type
text
Language(s)
English
Rights
© 2012 Hindawi Publishing Corporation, All rights reserved.
Publication Date
01 Jan 2012
