The verification of stress by fem analysis/mechanical testing of a traction bar.

The traction bar as well as other traction devices should be checked in terms of resistance which ensures while driving to the tractor-trailer aggregate. This may be verified by finite element analysis (ANSYS, COSMOS, KATIA, etc.) or by testing under simulated and accelerated special equipment. This paper presents the results obtained by finite element analysis of the traction bar from a 200 HP tractor (after discretization model), determining the requested most powerful items and high-risk areas where fractures can occur, or after stress examination on the testing installation under simulated and accelerated regime to determine if in the following requests appear deformations or ruptures within.