Bearing Loads

Bearing loads develop between contacting cylindrical faces or edges of shells.

In most cases, the contacting faces or edges have the same radius. The bearing forces generate a nonuniform pressure at the interface of contact. You can select between a sinusoidal variation and a parabolic variation in the appropriate half-space as shown in the figure.

Illustration

The half-space is defined by the space in which the angle Φ is less that or equal to 180º.

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Force will be applied to the lower half of the selected face only	Force will be applied only to portion of the selected face located in the half space
No selected area in the half space, no load will be applied	Force will be applied to the selected face

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