Moment load for solid element

Altair Forum User
Altair Forum User
Altair Employee
edited October 2020 in Community Q&A

How to apply Moment load for solid element.

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  • Altair Forum User
    Altair Forum User
    Altair Employee
    edited December 2015

    As per Altair Student Guide:

    The correct way to apply a moment to a solid model is to use an RBE2 or RBE3 rigid-body element. The rigid-body element distributes an applied moment into the solid element model as forces.

  • Altair Forum User
    Altair Forum User
    Altair Employee
    edited December 2015

    Don't use RBE2 in this case !

    RBE3 is not rigid-body element and that's the correct way to distribute the load.