Creating Rigid Bearing Plate
Creating Rigid Bearing Plate
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Hi,
I am modelling a simply supported reinforced concrete beam. The beam is supported on steel bearing plates. I want to model the bearing plates as rigid bodies. I want the plates to be able to rotate, have lateral displacements and be rigid. Can someone help me determine how I should be assigning the Reference Node, Body Elements, Pin Nodes or Tie Nodes required for a Rigid Body constraint?
Thanks
UWStructEng
I am modelling a simply supported reinforced concrete beam. The beam is supported on steel bearing plates. I want to model the bearing plates as rigid bodies. I want the plates to be able to rotate, have lateral displacements and be rigid. Can someone help me determine how I should be assigning the Reference Node, Body Elements, Pin Nodes or Tie Nodes required for a Rigid Body constraint?
Thanks
UWStructEng




