Equivalent Grounded Spring Element in Ansys?
Equivalent Grounded Spring Element in Ansys?
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Hi all,
I used to use grounded spring elements in Nastran to simulate elastic boundary conditions for a given structure. What would be the equivalent element to use in Ansys? If there isn't one, how do you normally model elastic boundary conditions in Ansys?
Thanks,
anne
I used to use grounded spring elements in Nastran to simulate elastic boundary conditions for a given structure. What would be the equivalent element to use in Ansys? If there isn't one, how do you normally model elastic boundary conditions in Ansys?
Thanks,
anne





RE: Equivalent Grounded Spring Element in Ansys?
COMBIN14 should be what you need (spring/damper). You can't directly tell the program that it is "grounded", however it is sufficient to fully-restrain the destination node.
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RE: Equivalent Grounded Spring Element in Ansys?
cheers
anne