Hello everybody,

Has somebody worked with a ball joint before? How should I model this on in Caesar II? I am able to calculate the deflection of the pipe in cold and hot position but I don't know how to model the rotation and movement at the ball joint since that is the item on the pipe arrangement that is going to handle all the movement of the system, I have a double ball joint arrangement. Also I would like to know if I am giving to much torque to the ball joints. Can somebody help me with this?
Thanks,

Check the artcile on ball joints in this Newsletter.

Thank you very much for you quick answer. This forum is very helpful.

Hi Richard,

The link is no longer active, do you have this newsletter available elsewhere?

Thanks

June 99 link is: http://www.coade.com/Uploads/mechanical-engineering-news/jun99.pdf

See also http://www.coade.com/Mechanical Engineering News Index.shtml