Rigid Beam connects a node to a set of nodes in a rigid fashion.
|
Type |
beam element |
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Physical property |
|
|
Mesh connectivity |
BAR |
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Number of nodes |
2 (1 master, 1 slave) |
|
Degrees of freedom |
6 (3 translations and 3 rotations) |
|
Type of behavior |
kinematics |
The degrees of freedom of the master node (N1)
are linked to the degrees of freedom of the slave node (N2)
according to rigid-body equations.
As a consequence, the displacement of the slave node depends to the
rigid-body motion.
Any direction can be relaxed in the rigid-body equations.
If there is more that one slave node, this Rigid Beam element becomes the traditional Rigid Spider element.