A Validation of Material, Design, and Physical Properties of Weightlifting Shoes Based on 3D Models

VALIDATION OF WEIGHTLIFTING SHOES

Authors

  • Vigneshwaran S
  • sureshkumar D Scientist
  • RAJESH Chengamchetty Murali Scientist
  • Krishnaraj Kaliappa Chief Scientist

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.56042/ijems.v30i4.4021

Keywords:

Sports shoes, Finite element analysis, Weightlifting shoe, Shoe Sole, Footwear

Abstract

This research paper discusses the optimization of the performance of a weightlifting shoe (WLS) using different testing procedures involving the physical analysis (PHA) and the finite element analysis (FEA). Finite element analysis has been widely used in the fields of car model designing, airplane designing, building designing, bridge designing and even foot and footwear such as sports shoes designing, but till this date there has never been a design and analysis performed for weightlifting shoe to optimize its performance using the finite element analysis. Ten pairs of WLS were evaluated for various physical tests such as energy absorption, density determination, abrasion resistance, slip resistance, and compression, and their mean values were calculated. Creo software was used to create 3D models of the WLS sole, which were then loaded into the ansys workbench. Analyses were performed based on these models to identify parameters such as total deformation, directional deformation, von mises stress, and von mises strain. The results presented in this study have the potential to be used as a beneficial guideline to improve the quality, design and performance of a weightlifting shoe.

Author Biography

Krishnaraj Kaliappa, Chief Scientist

Dr. K. Krishnaraj graduated in Mechanical Engineering from Madurai Kamaraj University,
Madurai in the year 1989. He started his career in engineering design with a private company
and joined CSIR-Central Leather Research Institute, Chennai in 1994 and involved in basic and
applied research in Leather Products. He also obtained MS by research and PhD degrees from
Anna University, Chennai, during the year 2003 and 2010 respectively. He is currently working
as senior principal scientist. His research interest include comfort studies on leather apparel,
drape studies on garment leathers including FEM, Computer Aided Design for Leather Products,
New materials development and evaluation etc. He is author of more than fifteen publications in
peer reviewed international journals and holds three copyrights to his credit. He is a honorary
professor at Anna University and handles classes related to leather products for the B Tech
(leather) and M Tech (footwear science) students. He is also a professor at Academy of scientific
and Innovative Research (AcSIR).

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Published

2023-08-01

Issue

Vol. 30 No. 4 (2023): IJEMS-AUGUST 2023

Section

Articles