Fatigue analysis of connecting rod of universal tractor through finite element method (ANSYS)

The connecting rod fatigue of universal tractor (U650) was investigated through the ANSYS software application and its lifespan was estimated. The reason for performing this research showed the connecting rod behavior affected by fatigue phenomenon due to the cyclic loadings and to consider the results for more savings in time and costs, as two very significant parameters relevant to manufacturing. The results indicate that with fully reverse loading, one can estimate longevity of a connecting rod and also find the critical points that more possibly the crack growth initiate from. Furthermore, the allowable number of load cycles and using fully reverse loading was gained 10 8 . It is suggested that the results obtained can be useful to bring about modifications in the process of connecting rod manufacturing.