On analytical and phenomenological determination of bending stiffness of dividing cylinder

The article investigated the issue of determining the flexural rigidity of the dividing cylinder of the cartilage apparatus, formed by recruiting a package of disks having the same thicknesses at different diameters and compressed by longitudinal compression force on the shaft. The mechanics of such package structures are very poorly developed, which is due to the lack of a scientifically sound and reliable method for theoretically determining their stiffness parameters and the peculiarities of dynamic processes in them. The main purpose of using such structures is to increase the stiffness parameters of the load-bearing elements and working elements of machines in the form of flexible package structures. The problem was solved on the basis of the rules of theoretical mechanics and phenomenological analysis.