In mining and heavy industry, overhead cranes are essential for lifting and moving heavy loads. At the heart of these…
In mining machinery, shafts transmit enormous amounts of torque from conveyor drives to crusher rotors. But when torque varies dynamically, shafts are exposed to torsional vibrations, which can be just as dangerous as bending oscillations. If these vibrations align with the shaft’s critical angular speed, catastrophic failures may occur.
In rotating machinery from mining conveyors to crushers and ventilation fans shafts must operate well below their critical speed to…
In the world of mining machinery and structural engineering, components rarely face a single type of stress. Instead, they often…
In structural and mechanical design especially in mining equipment the direction and application point of a force significantly affect how the system behaves. Many real-world loads aren’t perfectly vertical or horizontal, so engineers must break these forces into components to analyze how they generate bending moments, shear forces, or torsion.
This blog explores how decomposing forces helps engineers accurately calculate bending moments in shafts, beams, and load-bearing structures found in mining applications.