Elastic Link Table

• Function

Enter or modify elastic links in a spreadsheet format Table.

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• Call

From the Main Menu select Model > Boundaries > Elastic Link.

Select Structure Tables > Boundaries > Elastic Link in the Tables tab of the Tree Menu.

• Entry (Refer to "Elastic Link")

Refer to Usage of Table Tool and enter or modify the following data:

Node1: Starting node number of the elastic link element

Node2: Ending node number of the elastic link element

Type: Type for the elastic link element

Angle: Angle defining the elastic link orientation

SDx: Stiffness in the element's local x-direction

SDy: Stiffness in the element's local y-direction

SDz: Stiffness in the element's local z-direction

SRx: Rotational stiffness about the element's local x-axis

SRy: Rotational stiffness about the element's local y-axis

SRz: Rotational stiffness about the element's local z-axis

Shear Spring Loaction: Shear Spring Location of elastic link element

Distance Ratio SDy: Shear Spring (SDy) Location relative to the length of elastic link element from i-node

Distance Ratio SDz: Shear Spring (SDz) Location relative to the length of elastic link element from i-node

Group: Boundary Group in which the entered boundary conditions are included