Rubber expansion joint

Posted by: mariantrifan

Rubber expansion joint - 06/24/08 09:17 AM


Hey gays

Is somebody nice to help me
I need to modelled in Caesar a rubber bellow and I don't now .
Is total different from metallic.

Please help me.


Posted by: corne

Re: Rubber expansion joint - 06/24/08 10:26 AM

Just enter it the same way as a metal one. You can get the stiffnesses from your supplier.
Posted by: Richard Ay

Re: Rubber expansion joint - 06/24/08 08:24 PM

... but be sure you enter all of the stiffnesses. Rubber bellows don't have the same lateral-bending stiffness relation as metallic bellows do.
Posted by: mariantrifan

Re: Rubber expansion joint - 06/25/08 12:41 AM

OK
Thanks guys