GROUND

Bulk Data Entry Defines a ground body out of a list of finite element properties, elements, and grid points.

Format

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GROUND BID BODY_NAME
TYPE1 ID1 ID2 ID3 ID4 ID5 ID6 ID7
ID8 etc
TYPE2 ID1 ID2 etc
TYPE# etc
etc

Example 1

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GROUND 3 SUPPORTING_BEAM
PSHELL 23 21
PBEAM 9 59 48
CONM2 2345
GRID 400 401 402

Example 2

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GROUND 4 ANCHOR
PBAR 10 11 13 15 22 99 88
44

Definitions

Field Contents SI Unit Example
BID Unique body identification number.

No default (Integer > 0)
BODY_NAME Unique body name for this PRBODY.

Default = OUTFILE_body_<BID> (Character string)
TYPE# Flag indicating that the following list of IDs refer to entities of this type. All property definitions; CELAS2, CONM2, PLTOEL, RBE2, RBE3, RBAR, RROD, and GRID are valid types for this field.

No default (PBAR, PBARL, PBEAM, PBEAML, PBUSH, PCOMP, PDAMP, PELAS, PGAP, PROD, PSHEAR, PSHELL, PSOLID, PVISC, PWELD, CELAS2, CONM2, PLOTEL, RBE2, RBE3, RBAR, RROD, or GRID)
ID# Identification numbers of entities of the preceding TYPE flag.

No default (Integer > 0)

Comments

  1. Any number of property definitions; CELAS2, CONM2, PLOTEL, RBAR, RBE2, RBE3, or RROD elements or grid points can be given.
  2. At least one property definition, element, or grid point must be given.
  3. A property definition, CELAS2, CONM2, PLOTEL, RBE2, REB3, RBAR, or RROD element or grid point can only belong to one ground or rigid or flexible body.
  4. The grid ID provided in the ground card is considered grounded.
  5. This card is represented as a group in HyperMesh.