The user can modify the property of Bushing Bearing Type A Group in the following dialog box.
Figure 1 Bushing Bearing Type A property page [BBTA page]
•Journal Radius: Enters the radius of Action Body(R1)
•Clearance: Enters the gap between the Base Body and the Action Body (XB)
•Journal Width: Enters the width of Action Body
•Gap without force: The intermediate range that the displacement does not make the reaction force.
•No. of Node: The nodes are arranged with clockwise as a value which shares circumference at No. of node.
•No. of Strands: The number of elements along the axial direction of Bearing (1~5). Each stand can have different stiffness and damping values.
•Axial Force Component: If it is checked, the axial force is evaluated. Even though it uses the same force model and parameters (K & C) as the bearing force, both forces are independently operated.
•Pre Load: Enters an initial load that pulls the Action Body to the Base Body.
•Only Compression
•Only Tension
•Tension-Compression
•Ko: Enters the stiffness at the zero displacement
•Kb: Enters the stiffness at the maximum displacement
•Co: Enters the damping at the zero displacement
•Cb: Enters the damping at the maximum displacement