General Link Table

Enter or modify general link elements in a spreadsheet format table.

Table Tool in midas is powerful and contains a large variety of built-in functions. Refer to the following items for detail directions:
 

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From the Main Menu select Model > Boundaries > General Link Table.

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

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

No: General Link element number

Node1: Node number at the start of General Link element

Node2: Node number at the end of General Link element

General Link Property: Property of General Link element

Inelastic Hinge Property: In case Element Type is general link element, nonlinear behavior can be reflected by assigning inelastic hinge properties. This is not used for the Force Element Type general link element.

Type: Hinge type of defined inelastic element (Element, Force)

?Angle: Beta Angle of General Link element

Method: Connection method of General Link element (Beta Angle, Ref. Point, Ref. Vector)

Group: Boundary group name containing the entered boundary conditions