1d analysis in optistruct

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

hi all in 1D the strut transfers only shear and torque but not the vertical load how to model it? i mean which element i have to use for it??

 

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  • tinh
    tinh Altair Community Member
    edited July 2016

    hi

    what is vertical load you mentioning?

    I think in optistruct: CROD => axial, shear, torque, CBAR/CBEAM => + bending

  • Altair Forum User
    Altair Forum User
    Altair Employee
    edited November 2020

    i want the member to transfer shear and torque but not the vertical load.. in model at node 5 the member in blue color must carry only shear and torque to the green colored member not the vertical load..

    Unable to find an attachment - read this blog

  • tinh
    tinh Altair Community Member
    edited July 2016

    Do you mean you want to keep length of blue elems not to change? - Use an MPC or RBE2 to fix y-dof (dof2) of them together

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