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CHECKLIST FOR CONFIGURATION DESIGN

THIS SECTION , AN EXPANSION OF TABLE 8.1, PRESENTS A CHECKLIST OF DESIGN ISSUES


THAT SHOULD BE CONSIDERED DURING CONFIGURATION DESIGN. MOST WILL BE
SATISFIED IN CONFIGURATION DESING , WHILE OTHERS MAY NOT BE COMPLETED UNTIL
THE PARAMETRIC DESING OR DETAL DESING PHASES.

IDENTIFY THE LIKELY WAYS THE PART MIGHT FAIL IN SERVICE

1. EXCESIVE PLASTIC DEFORMATION . SIZE THE PART SO THAT ATRESSES ARE BELOW
THE YIELD STRENGTH.
2. FATHIGUE FAILURE. IF THERE ARE CYCLIC LOADS , SIZE THE PART SO THAT
STRESSES ARE BELOW THE FATIGUE LIMIT OR FATIGUE STRENGTH FOR THE
EXPECTED NUMBER OF CYCLES IN SERVICE.
3. STRESS CONCENTRATIONS. USE GENEROUS FILLETS AND RADII SO THAT STRESS
RAISERS ARE KEEP LOW. THIS IS ESPECIALLY IMPORTANT WHERE SERVICE
CONDITIONS ARE SUSCEPTIBLE TO FATIGUE OR BRITTLE FAILURE.
4. BUCKLING IF BUCKLING IS POSSIBLE , CONFIGURE THE PART GEOMETRY TO
PREVENT BUCKLING.
5. SHOCK OR IMPACT LOADS. BE ALERT TO THIS POSSIBILITY , AND CONFIGURE THE
PART GEOMETRY AND SELECT THE MATERIAL TO MINIMIZE SHOCK LOADING.

IDENTIFY LIKELY WAYS THAT PART FUNTIONALITY MIGTH BE COMPROMISED

6. TOLERANCES. ARE TOO MANY TIGHT TOLERANCES REQUIRED TO MAKE THE PART
WORK WELL? , HAVE YOU CHECKED FOR TOLERANCE STACK-UP IN ASSENMBLIES?
7. CREEP. CREEP IS CHANGE OF DIMENSIONS OVER TIME AT ELEVATED
TEMPERATURE. MANY POYMERS EXHIBIT CREEP ABOVE 100C. IS CREEP A
POSIBILITY WITH THIS PART , AND IF SO , HAS IT BEEN CONSIDERED IN THE
DESIGN?
8. THERMAL DEFORMATION. CHECK TO DETERMINE WHETER THERMAL EXPANSION
OR CONTRACTION COULD INTERFERED WITH THE FUNCTIONING OF A PART OR
ASSEMBLY.

MATERIALS AND MANUFACTURING ISSUES

9. IS THE MATERIAL SELECTED FOR THE PART THE BEST ONE TO PREVENT THE LIKELY
FAILURE MODES IN SERVICE?
10. IS THERE A HISTORY OF USE FOR THE MATERIAL IN THIS OR SIMILAR
APPLICATIONS?
11. CAN THE FORM AND FEATURES OF THE PART BE READILY MADE ON AVAILABLE
PRODUCTION MACHINES?
12. WILL MATERIAL MADE TO STANDARD QUALITY SPECIFICATIONS BE ADEQUATE FOR
THIS PART?
13. WILL THE CHOSEN MATERIAL AND MANUFACTURING PROCESS MEET THE COST
TARGET FOR THE PART?

DESING KNOWLEDGE BASE

14. ARE THERE ASPECTS OF THE PART DESIGN WHERE THE DESIGNER OR DESING
TEAM IN WORKING WITHOUT ADEQUATE KNOWLEDGE? IS THE TEAMS
KNOWLEDGE OF FORCES , FLOWS , TEMPERATURES , ENVIRNMENT , AND
MATERIALS ADEQUATED?
15. HAVE YOU CONSIDERED EVERY POSSIBLE UNFORTUNATE , UNLIKELY , OR
UNLUCKY EVENT THAT COULD JEOPARDIZE THE PERFORMANCE OF THE DESIGN?
HAVE YOU USED A FORMAL METHOD LIKE FMEA TO CHECK FOR THIS?

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