fea contact problem

[visitor]

dear all,

I have a spindle axle with bearing attached to
it.now i have to carryout fea analysis.can anyone
suggest me how to simulate this problem.ie type of
element to be chosen is it a non-linear analysis.

thanks.and cheers.

 

[Tatonka]

We need more information...are all the loads/constraints in the same plane? If so, a 2D with cyclic loading may suffice. You may even be able to get away with a axisymmetric model...it really depends...