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I am looking for a computer program to do hydraulic circut schematics and was wondering which is a good one to look at? Any sugestions would be appreciated. Cheers,

Could some one please tell me the Hertz Contact Stress formula for two curved surfaces. Thanks

Thanks for all the information. I do have one more question though. Does the s relate to the factor of safety and the yield strength? I guess I would like to know how you figure out s or where does it come from. Thanks again for all the help.

What would K be if the plate was welded and not bolted.

Hi, I am designing a hydraulic cylinder that will have a flat end cap and need to figure out the thickness it will need to be. I was wondering if anyone could provide me with a formula? The ID=6" and will be under a pressure of 3000psi. TIA.