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D.1.0.0 BACKGROUND
Reference: OEM Proprietary method
Depending upon the fit of the beam in the socket and the relative rigidity of the beam
and the socket, several cases of bearing load distribution arise, as illustrated in
Figures 1 - 3 below.
Fig. 1 Fig. 3
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Fig. 2
The maximum bearing load per inch corresponding to the load distribution of Fig. 1
and solved for graphically in Fig. 4 and 5 may be used for other conditions, such as
those shown in Fig. 2 and 3, since under the latter conditions the loading peaks are
rounded off, as indicated by the dotted lines, due to local plastic deformations.
Hence, bearing loads conforming with the distribution of Fig. 1 should be used in
practically every case.

The maximum moment obtained from the load distribution of Fig. 1 (see Fig. 4 and 5)
tends to be conservative for the load distribution of Figs. 2 and 3. The maximum
shear corresponding to the load distribution of Fig. 1 tends to be conservative for the
distribution of Fig. 3.
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D.2.0.0 CHARTS
Use with Fig. 4 when
| SL/M | <= 1.0
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0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
0.0
0.2
0.4
0.6
0.8
1.0
1.2
1.4
1.6
1.8
2.0
2.2
2.4
2.6
2.8
-1.2 -1.0 -0.8 -0.6 -0.4 -0.2 0.0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1.0 1.2
K
1

K
2
Ka
Ks
Km
SL/M
K
1
K
s
K
2
K
m
K
a
Figure 4
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D.2.0.0 CHARTS (continued)
Use with Fig. 5 when
| M/SL | <= 1.0
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-7
-6
-5
-4
-3
-2
-1
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
-1.4
-1.2
-1.0
-0.8
-0.6
-0.4
-0.2
0.0
0.2
0.4
0.6
0.8
1.0
1.2
1.4
1.6
1.8
2.0
2.2
-1.2 -1.0 -0.8 -0.6 -0.4 -0.2 0.0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1.0 1.2
K
1

K
2
Ka
Ks
Km
M/SL
Figure 5
K
1
K
s
K
2
K
m
K
a
K
a
K
s
THE VALUES OF S
MAX
AND M
MAX
FIVEN BY THE CURVES OF FIGS. 4
AND 5 ARE INTERNAL MAXIMA. THE EXTERNAL MAXIMA ARE M
AND S. IF A K VALUE IS NOT SHOWN, THE CORRESPONDING
INTERNAL MAXIMUM DOES NOT EXIST.
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D.2.0.0 CALCULATIONS
S = 500000 N Applied Shear Force
M = -206000 Nmm Applied Bending Moment
L = 20 mm Length of Engagement
SL/M = -48.54 | SL/M | = 48.54
M/SL = -0.02 | M/SL | = 0.02
K
1
= 3.88
K
2
= 1.88
K
a
= 0.32 | M/SL | <= 1.0, K VALUES ARE CALCULATED FROM FIG. 5
K
s
= 0.30
K
m
= 0.13
w
1
= 96910 N/mm Bearing Load Distribution
w
2
= 46910 N/mm Bearing Load Distribution
S
MAX
= -149815 N Max. Shear Load in the Socket
a = 6.4 mm Location of the Max. Shear Load
M
MAX
= 1282574 Nmm Max. Bending Moment in the Socket
b = 12.8 mm Location of the Max. Bending Moment
12.8
-206000 500000 1282574
-149815
6.4
Fig. 6 Summary of Loads in the Beam and Socket
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96910
46910