I had reviewed EJMA's description of the lateral movement and about the hinge joint.

It seems that Caesar is recognizing the lateral diferrence due to angular rotation between the "i" and "j" end of a hinged XJ as an lateral deflection by an ordinary XJ. And since Caesar's XJ Rating Analysis does not have the an option to identify if the joint is hinged or not, it reports a significant amount of axial displacement due to lateral of the bellow, normally more than the axial movement due to rotation.

My question is that, do we need to consider this lateral difference due to angular rotation (in other words, the axial displacement due to lateral in Caesar's XJ Rating report) when we evalualate a hinged/gimbal XJ? Or are we only to consider the angular rotation and/or the axial displacement due to rotation for this type of joints.

Would appreciate your opinion.