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Electric Moto3 Welded Chassis-Structural Analysis and Measurements

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Structural Integrity and Fatigue Failure Analysis (VCMF 2020)

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Contraction weld stress creates distortions that are never desired especially in a vehicle such as a racing motorcycle. Every dimension deviance may have an impact on drivers’ safety, assembly accuracy, or performance. The following article presents a motorcycle frame and swingarm (constructed by students of Wroclaw University of Science and Technology) after they were welded. Those items were 3D scanned and compared with their 3D models. Figures present the most significant distortion, which is later discussed. Additionally, some welds were inspected and analyzed using an X-ray scanner. The conclusion reveals that it is only possible to minimalize deviances by actions such as positional welds and properly constructed welding stance.

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  1. Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, Smoluchowskiego 25 St, 50-370, Wroclaw, Poland

    Michał Skraburski & Paweł Zielonka

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  1. Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Wroclaw Uni. of Sci &Techno, Wroclaw, Poland

    Grzegorz Lesiuk

  2. Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Wroclaw University of Science and Techno, Wrocław, Poland

    Mieczyslaw Szata

  3. Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Wroclaw University of Science and Techno, Wrocław, Poland

    Wojciech Blazejewski

  4. Dept of Mechanical Engineering, University of Porto, Fac of Engineering, Porto, Portugal

    Abílio M.P. de Jesus

  5. Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto, PORTO, Portugal

    José A.F.O. Correia

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Skraburski, M., Zielonka, P. (2022). Electric Moto3 Welded Chassis-Structural Analysis and Measurements. In: Lesiuk, G., Szata, M., Blazejewski, W., Jesus, A.M.d., Correia, J.A. (eds) Structural Integrity and Fatigue Failure Analysis. VCMF 2020. Structural Integrity, vol 25. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-91847-7_33

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