BBTA (Bushing Bearing Type A)

 

Bushing Bearing Type A (BBTA) has different followings in the journal direction. This bearing is a virtual bearing, so do not have the geometric entities.

 

Figure 1  A concept image of No. of Nodes = 8, No. of Strands = 5

 

Figure 2  Geometric information for BBTA

 

Figure 3  Force model of BBTA

 

x: + value compression, - value tension

Eq 1  Force

 

Figure 4  Side Geometric information for BBTA