You are now ready to define a Design Study and the associated scenarios. You consider three material properties and three loading conditions as the variables, making a total of nine scenarios to evaluate.
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Material Properties
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You model the frame using the material properties of aluminum, steel, and titanium.
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Loading Conditions
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You define the loading conditions the rider experiences when sitting, standing, or cruising on the bicycle. The loading conditions shown in the figures are simplifications of the real life scenarios.
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The figure shows the load parameters defined at different locations of the bicycle frame.
The material properties, loading conditions, and load values at each location for each scenario are as follows:
| Scenario Number |
Material |
Loading Condition |
Load Values (kgf) |
| (1) |
(2) |
(3) |
(4) |
(5) |
| 1 |
Aluminum |
Sitting |
20 |
20 |
20 |
20 |
70 |
| 2 |
Aluminum |
Standing |
25 |
25 |
50 |
50 |
0 |
| 3 |
Aluminum |
Cruising |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
150 |
| 4 |
Steel |
Sitting |
20 |
20 |
20 |
20 |
70 |
| 5 |
Steel |
Standing |
25 |
25 |
50 |
50 |
0 |
| 6 |
Steel |
Cruising |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
150 |
| 7 |
Titanium |
Sitting |
20 |
20 |
20 |
20 |
70 |
| 8 |
Titanium |
Standing |
25 |
25 |
50 |
50 |
0 |
| 9 |
Titanium |
Cruising |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
150 |