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6th International Mediterranean Science and Engineering Congress (IMSEC 2021), Antalya, Turkey, 25 - 27 October 2021, pp.590-594, (Full Text)
Excavation activity is placed using scoops in many areas such as open coal mines, constructions. In these areas, the excavation
process is carried out with the lifting, unloading, and dragging movements of the bucket. The efficiency of the bucket buckets is
also critical, as poor performance in these areas directly impacts throughput. In this context, the determination of the deformation
and stress distribution in the parts called teeth in the front-end components of the bucket is important in terms of the response
of the bucket to the forces it will encounter in the working area. In this study, the deformation, equivalent stress distribution, and
safety factor of the teeth at the bucket front end will be determined by the finite element method. In the analyzes made, the use
of different materials and weight changes in the bucket teeth were examined. The original design of the dipper bucket was made
with the CATIA (Computer Aided Three-Dimensional Interactive Application) V5 design program, and then analyzes were carried
out using ANSYS software with the finite element method. In the results, total deformation, equivalent stress, and factor of safety
values of two different materials are presented. The results showed that the Ultra-High Strength Steel (UHSS) material design had
1.17% lower deformation than the Structural steel bucket design. It was understood that the bucket weight was reduced by 1.04
times when UHSS material was used.