Affiliation:
1. Mirrlees-National Research Division, Stockport.
Abstract
The paper deals with some experimental and theoretical developments in piston, gudgeon pin, and connecting-rod stress analysis. Stresses induced by mechanical loads have been measured experimentally in rigs using resistance strain gauge techniques; and with two- and three-dimensional photoelastic models. Theoretical methods have been devised to predict mechanically induced stresses on a basis which permits direct comparison with rig results.