The proceedings of the JSME annual meeting
Online ISSN : 2433-1325
2006.1
Session ID : 3608
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3608 Failure Analysis of the Leaf Spring dropped on the Road
Hitoshi TodaKanou MiyaoKunio Fukuyama
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The leaf spring has used by suspension for the truck and bus, because of their simple framework and endurance. On one hand, we know that the leaf spring is broken by the fretting fatigue, on the other, we don't know the danger of the leaf spring left on the load. In the present study, we introduce the case of the accident cause for broken leaf spring. And then we analysis the broken leaf springs left on the load. As the results, we confirmed the characteristic of fracture mode of the leaf spring. We hope that people perceive the danger of the leaf spring left on the load.

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