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_ For the term project of my Applied Finite Element Analysis course, I decided to perform FEA on the wheel of Cal Poly's Formula SAE race car. As a member of the Suspension subsystem, I was interested in studying the deflection of the wheel to help the team determine stiffness compliance requirements.

_ Year: 2016

_ Process highlights: SolidWorks, Abaqus

// Wheel: Keizer 4 Lug (4L) series

_ CAD from SolidWorks was imported into Abaqus

_ Diameter: 13"

_ Width: 7"

// Boundary Conditions and Loads

_ Loads: uniform pressure of the dynamic forces (maximum cornering of 2 g acceleration) applied on the lower half of the wheel where the tire contacts the wheel

_ Boundary conditions: applied to the four lugs of the center plate

// Convergence Study

_ Element: quadratic tetrahedron elements (C3D10)

_ Seed size: 0.125 inch

_ Degrees of freedom: 2.71E6

// Results

_ Maximum displacement: 0.065 inch

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