Abstract
A scale model of a crank fixed at one end is loaded by forces and moments at the free end.
Measuring of the displacements yields a set of influence numbers. These figures are used for calculation of the axial elasticity of a crankshaft. It is shown that, by means of an extreme simplification, also the elasticity of one single crank can be derived from these influence numbers and that a formula is thus evolved which can be compared with existing formulae.
Finally, the results of calculations by means of influence numbers are compared with those according to published formulae.
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