Applying Bearing Loads

You can apply a bearing load to simulate the distributed force of an imaginary cylindrical surface pressing on an opposing concave cylindrical surface.

To define a bearing load, you specify the magnitude of the vector components of the distributed force.

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About Bearing Loads
Feature Manager
  1. From the Physics section of the assistant, expand the Loads list and select Bearing Load.
  2. Select a cylindrical surface from the model.
  3. Optional: Enter a descriptive Name.
  4. In the Force X and Force Y fields, enter the magnitude components of the resultant force vector.

    The directional components are oriented in terms of the local feature triad of the bearing load.

  5. Click OK.