Hey thanks for the reply. I agree with you it'll act more as a line stop than a friction support. My problem is I can't find the data to back this up. Of course the cushion clamp provider doesn't reply..
I've seen calcs for the clamp force acting on the pipe is essentially bolt tension * 2pi...
Hi everyone,
Running a piping model in CAESAR II which utilizes these cushion clamps as restraints in the 3-inch headers. Currently the Mu is defined as 0.3 but I am wondering if anyone has a resource for a cushion clamp coefficient of friction for piping models.
I can imagine this would be...
