Problem about CROD elements


Updated by Altair Forum User
Hi everyone!
I tried to do a linear static analysis and I found out that the stresses on CROD elements didn't change varying Beam section Areas or Young modulus E, and I don't know why.
Attached the hyperview output image.
Please help meee!
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Updated by Altair Forum User
Thank you for the answer but CROD elements are connected only to CBEAM elements (no solid elements) to model pistons pushing on the pins

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Updated by Rahul Rajan_21763
Please share the fem file to take a quuick look.
This could be a modeling issue (massless mechanism) due to the connection of CROD and SOLID elements. CROD has axial and torsional stiffness, and solid has only 3 translational stiffness. As a workaround, create a layer of shell elements on top of the solids, so the nodes connecting to CROD have rotational stiffness.