Connecting Rod is used practically in generally all varieties of automobile engines. Its acts as an intermediate link between the piston end and the crank end of an engine. It is responsible for transmitting the up and down motion of the piston end to the crankshaft of the engine, by converting the reciprocating motion of the piston end to the rotary motion of the crankshaft. Therefore, this study is carried out for the load and stress analysis of the crank end of the connecting rod. Also the results can be used for optimization for weight reduction and design modification of the bigger end of the connecting rod. For this the Pro-E software is used for modeling and analysis is carried out using ANSYS software. The results archived can help us identify the spot or section where chances of failure are high. Also the results obtained can be used to modify the existing designs so that better performance and longer life cycle can be archived.
DOI: 10.17762/ijritcc2321-8169.150311
