CMSPDP – Multi-body Spring Damper Element
Defines a spring damper element without reference to a property entry for multi-body solution sequence.
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CMSPDP |
EID |
K |
G1 |
G2 |
B |
L |
PF |
TYPE |
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CMSPDP |
3 |
34.5 |
223 |
324 |
0.0 |
1.0 |
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TRANS |
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Field |
Contents |
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EID |
Element identification number. (Integer > 0) |
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K |
Stiffness value. Default = 0.0 (Real or blank) |
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G1 |
Grid point identification number. (Integer > 0) |
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G2 |
Grid point identification number. (Integer > 0) |
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B |
Damping value. Default = 0.0 (Real or blank) |
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L |
Unstretched length of spring damper. Default = 0 (Real > 0.0 or blank) |
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PF |
Preload force. Default = 0 (Real or blank) |
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TYPE |
Type (TRANS or ROT; if blank, default: TRANS) |
Element identification numbers must be unique with respect to all other element identification numbers.
The spring damper force is along the line segment connecting the grids G1 and G2.
The positive preload force is a stretching force.
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