Abstract

RECONFIRMATION NOTICE
Technical Committee ME-005 has reviewed the content of this publication and in accordance with Standards Australia procedures for reconfirmation, it has been determined that the publication is still valid and does not require change.
Certain documents referenced in the publication may have been amended since the original date of publication. Users are advised to ensure that they are using the latest versions of such documents as appropriate, unless advised otherwise in this Reconfirmation Notice.
Approved for reconfirmation in accordance with Standards Australia procedures for reconfirmation on 1 November 2016.
The following are represented on Technical Committee ME-005:
Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Australian Industry Group
Australian Institute for Non-Destructive Testing
Bureau of Steel Manufacturers of Australia
Concrete Pumping Association of Australia
Crane Association of New Zealand
Crane Industry Council of Australia
Department of Industry, Skills and Regional Development (NSW)
Department of Justice and Attorney General (QLD)
Electricity Engineers Association (New Zealand)
Engineers Australia
Institution of Professional Engineers New Zealand
SafeWork NSW
Transport for NSW
Worksafe Division, Department of Commerce, Western Australia
Worksafe New Zealand
WorkSafe Victoria

Scope

This Standard provides formulae for the design of rotating steel shafts that are subjected to torsional, bending and axial-tensile loads either singly or in combination, on the basis of infinite life.

The Standard does not cover specially developed shafts, for example, those involving extensive laboratory and field testing, heat treatment and like developments, or to shafts for specific applications such as automotive and construction equipment transmissions.

NOTES:

1 Particular consideration has to be given to deflections of long shafts where the effects of out-of-balance forces tend to induce ‘whipping’, and to long shafts that are subject to buckling due to compressive loading (see Foreword).

2 The use of this method of shaft design enables justification of the use of shafts of minimal diameter. Where the designer conservatively sizes a shaft, then only those calculations necessary to ensure that the shaft complies with this Standard (see Clause 5) are required.

3 A ‘trial’ shaft diameter is given in Appendix A.

4 An interactive method for calculating minimum diameter of shaft is given in Appendix B.

5 Characteristics of motor controllers and torque-limiting devices are provided in Appendix C.

6 A typical worked example for crane driving mechanism is provided in Appendix D.

7 A typical worked example for crane hoist drive is provided in Appendix E.

8 A typical worked example for conveyor drive is provided in Appendix F.

General Product Information

Published
Document Type	Standard
Status	Current
Publisher	Standards Australia
ProductNote	Reconfirmed 18/11/2016. This standard has been reconfirmed in Australia in 2016 and remains current in New Zealand. Reconfirmation Notice 18/11/2016
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ISBN
Committee	ME-005
Supersedes	AS 1403-1985