Coefficient of friction
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Which types of bracket constraints require the input of a friction coefficient? What are the consequences of winning or losing?
This post was last edited by yudeguoshi on 2015-11-16 23:02. Generally, sliding and guiding brackets are available while fixed brackets are not, because displacement causes friction, whereas fixed brackets do not experience any displacement. I’m not sure if this is the right way to understand it. In my opinion, entering the friction coefficient simply helps to make the simulation more realistic; this factor can vary, and its impact may be minimal, or it might even prevent the simulation from running successfully. In fact, the simple simulations we carry out are only feasible in certain situations; while such simulations are applied in most cases, this does not mean that they are necessarily completely safe and reliable, as there may still be deviations
The friction coefficient seems to be used for calculating the horizontal thrust. I’m wondering whether brackets in contact with the pipeline require a friction coefficient (except for the fixed ends); brackets that serve as limits have gaps and thus don’t need one, and there seems to be no consistency in what I’ve seen.