CONROD

Bulk Data Entry Defines a rod element without reference to a property entry.

Format

(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10)
CONROD EID G1 G2 MID A J C NSM

Example

(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10)
CONROD 2 16 17 4 269

Definitions

Field Contents SI Unit Example
EID Unique element identification number.

(Integer > 0)
G1,G2 Grid point identification numbers of connection points.

(Integer > 0; G1 ≠ G2)
MID Material identification number. 1

(Integer > 0)
A Area of the rod.

(Real)
J Torsional constant.

(Real)
C Coefficient for torsional stress determination.

(Real)
NSM Nonstructural mass per unit length.

(Real)

Comments

  1. For structural problems, MID may reference only a MAT1 material entry.
  2. In case of plasticity problems, MATS1 can be referenced with the same ID as MAT1 in small displacement and large displacement nonlinear analysis. The plasticity behavior is considered only in the axial direction, and the torsional behavior remains elastic.
  3. For heat transfer problems, MID may reference only a MAT4 material entry.
    Figure 1. CONROD Element Forces and Moments
  4. This card is represented as a rod element in HyperMesh.