Recent content by TowlieUK

Hi all, I am designing a gear lever for a small race car, and am looking to validate my FEA of the lever through the use of hand calculations. The beam is not straight, and i have never tackled a problem like this before. I am using Roarks Formulas for Stresses and Strains, however am...

Homework Statement Hi there all, I am designing a pedal box for a vehicle, and its adjustment is does by removing some pit-pins and sliding the pedal box along a rail and reinserting the pins. I need to calculate the stresses in the pin given a 600N total load applied by the feet of the...