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Bulk Data Entry

PELASFX – Scalar Elastic Property

Description

Used to define the stiffness and stress coefficient of a scalar elastic element (spring) by means of the CELAS1 or CELAS3 entry. This property is not affected by translational and rotational stiffness limits specified using PARAM, ELASSTIF.

Format

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PELASFX

PID

K

GE

S

PID

K

GE

S

 

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PELASFX

7

4.29

 

7.92

27

2.17

 

 

 

Field

Contents

PID

Unique scalar elastic property identification number.

No default (Integer > 0)

K

Elastic property value.

No default (Real)

GE

Damping coefficient. To obtain the damping coefficient GE, multiply the critical damping ratio, C/C0, by 2.

GE is ignored in transient analysis, if PARAM, W4 is not specified.

Default = 0.0 (Real)

S

Stress coefficient.

Default = 0.0 (Real)

Comments

1.Be careful using negative spring values.
2.One or two elastic spring properties may be defined on a single entry.
3. The element force of a spring is calculated from the equation:

F = k * (u1 – u2)

Where, k is the stiffness coefficient for the scalar element and u1 is the displacement of the first degree-of-freedom listed on the CELAS entry. Element stresses are calculated from the equation: s = S * F, where, S is the stress coefficient as defined above.

4.This card is represented as a property in HyperMesh.

See Also:

Bulk Data Section

Guidelines for Bulk Data Entries

Bulk Data Entries by Function

The Input File