Development and Validation of Transportation Methodology by Predicting Dynamic Behavior of Container for Safe Transportation

Road transport is an important aspect of routine transportation. This paper describes the tie-down methodology for transportation container for safe transportation conditions comprises of applying known acceleration inputs (varying frequencies) to the given container and correlating the response on a virtual simulation model using FEA software. The required input for FEA is taken from Indian road conditions includes accelerations in lateral, longitudinal and vertical directions on the transportation container. Experimentation is done through multi-axis simulation table (MAST) is used for determination of acceleration factors using low-frequency excitation signals which are generally linked with transport vehicles. The results are compared with FEA results in order to develop a methodology for the prediction of acceleration factors on transportation container. The developed solution has been successfully tested on taking an industrial component and verified. The same may be used for prediction of the dynamic behavior of the industrial component.