CMSPDPE

Bulk Data Entry Defines a spring damper element without reference to a property entry for multibody solution sequence.

Format

(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10)
CMSPDPE EID KEID G1 G2 BEID L PF TYPE

Example

(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10)
CMSPDPE 3 3 223 324 4 1.0 TRANS

Definitions

Field Contents SI Unit Example
EID Unique element identification number.

(Integer > 0)

KEID MBVAR ID for stiffness expression.

Default = 0 (Integer ≥ 0 or blank)

G1, G2 Grid point identification number.

(Integer > 0)

BEID MBVAR ID for damping expression.

Default = 0 (Integer ≥ 0 or blank)

L Unstretched length of spring damper.

Default = 0 (Real > 0.0 or blank)

PF Preload force.

Default = 0 (Real or blank)

TYPE Type.
TRANS (Default)
ROT
blank

Comments

  1. The spring damper force is along the line segment connecting the grids G1 and G2.
  2. The positive preload force is a stretching force.
  3. This card is represented as a spring element in HyperMesh.