Rubber Isolator Deflection Calcs
I am trying to calculate the force required to move a piece of equipment in the horizontal direction that is mounted on a set of rubber isolators.
I have the stiffness in the horizontal direction (k) of the rubber isolators and can work out the force required to deflect all of the isolators a given amount but my equation doesn't take into account the mass of the equipment on top of the isolators.
Eg
Force = deflection x K x No. Isolators
If this equipment was sitting on a flat plane then using friction along with the equipment loads, I can easily calculate the force required to move the object but I am sitting on a flexible mount.
If someone could clear this up for me, it would be appreciated.
Thanks.
Jason