Elastic Link

 

 

Define Elastic Links for an Analysis model.

Applicable Modules:

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Slope image68.gif

Soft Ground image69.gif

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Seepage image70.gif

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Stiffness

Type

General

General elastic link element having 3 spring constants directly input by the user.

Rigid Body

Rigid link element.

Tension only

Tension-only element having the spring constant only in the x axis, resisting only tension.

Compression only

Compression-only element having the spring constant only in the x axis, resisting only compression.

 

Kx

Spring stiffness in the x-axis direction.

Kz

Spring stiffness in the z-axis direction.

KRy

Rotational spring stiffness about the y-axis.