Browsing by Author "Abdulrahman, Kamardeen Olajide"

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    Design of Low-Cost Vehicle for Nigerian Rural Farmers for Transportation of Farm Produce
    (Journal of Research Information in Civil Engineering, 2016) Abdulrahman, Kamardeen Olajide; Yahaya, Suleiman Abimbola
    The paper highlights various problems associated with the transportation of agricultural farm products by Nigerian rural farmers and discussed the classification of intermediate means of transportations (IMTs) and the common types of low-cost vehicles available. The research led to the design of an improved low-cost vehicle that is designed to be affordable, efficient and easy to maintain using locally sourced materials. The improvement in the design of the low-cost vehicle is seen in it compatibility, provision of roof cover, engine location at the rear, tilting of the trailer container, provision of more comfortable seats and the use of locally sourced materials for it construction.
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    Static Fatigue Analysis on the Load Container of a Low-Cost Vehicle for Nigerian Rural Farmers.
    (Nigerian Journal of Technology (NIJOTECH), 2018) Yahaya, Suleiman Abimbola; Abdulrahman, Kamardeen Olajide
    Static fatigue analysis was done on the container of a model low cost vehicle for Nigerian rural farmers to determine how well the container has been designed and its resistance to notable deformation or damage, based on the load it was subjected to. The static analysis performed involved the fixing of the container in areas where it is made to rest on the chassis. Finite element analysis of the vehicle container was conducted in two loading conditions. The result from the analysis gave a factor of safety of 4.36 for the load container at a maximum displacement of 0.131 mm and a factor of safety of 4.65 for the load container and a maximum displacement of 0.136 respectively for the two loading conditions. These maximum displacements, which can be negligible shows that the load container is well designed as the maximum stresses are above the hand calculated maximum stresses.