FEM Case study 1: Investigating how a gear will fail under high forces with SolidWorks Simulation

Finite Element Method - case study. Using SolidWorks Simulation (FEM-software) to analyse how a gear will fail when transferring large forces. A solidworks vectorplot is created to show the way the gear will fail.
Summary: The moment on a gear-tooth leads to high tensile stress at the base of the tooth which will lead to high shear-stress, which will shear the tooth right at the base.