The introduction of Distributed coupling and
Tilt stiffness enhances the formulation of bearing
connectors.
The bearing connector is enhanced as follows:
- A Distributed type is added to the connector's Connection Type options. For a new bearing
connector definition, the default Connection
Type is Distributed.
- The addition of Tilt stiffness accounts
for the bending stiffness of the shaft.
To simulate the Allow Self-alignment option, which
was available in prior releases, set the Tilt
stiffness to zero.
- You can apply a user-defined torsional stiffness to stabilize the shaft
rotation.
The bearing connector enhancements are available for
Linear static, Frequency, Buckling, and Linear dynamic studies.