How to model springs

Sid_22073

Hello,

I am doing analysis in SIMSOLID.

Kindly refer the pic. The free end of the spring mount is fixed in all dof.

I have the Force Vs Displacement for this springs in vertical direction of the springs. ( see the attached specification)

How to apply the spring stiffness or how can I represent in this in simsolid. 

Looking forward for suitable solution

 

Adriano_Koga

you could replace your spring by a virtual connector of type bushing and give it the stiffness that you want, in each direction.

The only limitation, so far, is that it only works in elastic regime, so only a constant spring stiffness is allowed.

https://help.altair.com/ss/en_us/topics/simsolid/connections/connector_virtual_bushing_t.htm?hl=bushing