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The fixture is such that the indenter perforates the flat specimen and there is no damage caused to the load cell of the machine.
The design was carried out using CAD software – Solid Edge V19.
TABLE 1: SPECIFICATIONS OF DROP WEIGHT MACHINE
SL. NO. PARTICULARS DETAILS
1. MAX. DROP HEIGHT 5.8 M
2. MAX. VELOCITY 10.77 M/S
3. DROP MASS 60 – 120 KG
4. MAX. CAPACITY 6960 J
5. MAX. SIZE OF SPECIMEN 0.28*0.28 M2
6. LOAD CELL SEMI-CONDUCTOR STRAIN GAUGE, 0 – 500KN
METHODOLOGY
Design of fixture was developed using CAD technology. This designed fixture is quite suitable for mounting flat specimen on
to the drop weight machine. Selection of material for the fabrication of fixture is explained eventually. It has two major parts
viz., Specimen Holder and Indenter Assembly.
SPECIMEN HOLDER
Specimen Holder is a device on to which the flat specimen of thickness 3mm to 15mm is mounted rigidly. Parts of specimen
holder are shown in figure 2.
I. BASE PLATE
Base Plate is the foundation of specimen holder which is mounted rigidly on the load cell by means of threads. This acts as the
base for rest of the parts of Specimen Holder. Figure 3 shows base plate.
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Specimen
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Top plate
Bottom Plate
Variable Mass
The weights are held between the top and bottom plates. Mass of entire assembly can be varied by increasing or decreasing the
thickness of the disc. These parts are shown in figure 11.
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FABRICATION
Fabrication of the fixture is done using EN8 steel. The machining was carried out in lathe, drilling machine, shaping machine
and grinding machine. Properties of EN8 steel are - Ultimate Stress 700-850 N/mm2
Yield Stress 465 N/mm2 0.2% Proof Stress 450 N/mm2 Hardness 108 Rockwell
The hardness of indenter and indenter chuck is enhanced by heat treatment process, they are heated to 6000C for an hour, and
then oil quenched. The Rockwell hardness number was found to be 100.
ASSEMBLY
The design assembly of fixture on drop weight machine is shown in figure12.
Indenter
Assembly
Specimen
Holder
Load cell
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IJIRAE: Impact Factor Value – SJIF: Innospace, Morocco (2016): 3.916 | PIF: 2.469 | Jour Info: 4.085 |
ISRAJIF (2016): 3.715 | Indexcopernicus: (ICV 2015): 47.91
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