Static analysis of an office desk construction

NOVOTNÝ, M., NEUGEBAUER, R., SIMEK, M.: Static analysis of an offi ce desk construction. Acta univ. agric. et silvic. Mendel. Brun., 2011, LIX, No. 6, pp. 247–254 The objective of the paper is a static analysis of a desk construction and the determination of its probable mechanical behaviour using Finite Element Method. The construction was modelled and numerically analysed in Autocad Inventor 2011 and the stability of the entire desk was calculated with the size and placement of the loading force based on the standards and cited literature. Possible locations and directions of the deformation were analysed and a solution for its prevention was proposed and the stability of the desk as well as the extreme position of the stand were calculated. The verifi cation of the obtained results in an accredited furniture testing lab is planned using a prototype of the offi ce desk.