Tek-Tips is the largest IT community on the Internet today!

Members share and learn making Tek-Tips Forums the best source of peer-reviewed technical information on the Internet!

Register Log in
  • Congratulations MintJulep on being selected by the Eng-Tips community for having the most helpful posts in the forums last week. Way to Go!

beam elements

Status
Not open for further replies.
S0606

S0606

Mechanical
Joined
Nov 16, 2006
Messages
28
Location
GB
Hello,
I am modelling a pipeline using beam elements and I would like to introduce some strain to the model.
I would like to introduce this strain so the pipeline forms a specified radius of curvature.
Can anyone help please.
Regards,

 
Sort by date Sort by votes
anybody anyidea?
 
Upvote 0 Downvote
Hi S0606
have u think to use elbow elements? This kind of element allow u to specify an initial radius of curvature...but don't forget that it would be stress/strain free! Does it helps?
 
Upvote 0 Downvote
I have been thinking about elbow but as you mentioned its will be strain free and I would like it to be with strain.
 
Upvote 0 Downvote
Status
Not open for further replies.

Similar threads

S
  • Locked
  • Question Question
Stent Meshing using Tet Elements
Replies
4
Views
1K
IceBreakerSours
IceBreakerSours
spyros_ar
  • Locked
  • Question Question
Solid elements vs Continuum shell elements for modelling a core in a sandwich structure
Replies
10
Views
5K
SWComposites
SWComposites
Fblthp
  • Locked
  • Question Question
Abaqus How to show the coordinate system of beam elements in visualization window?
Replies
3
Views
2K
FEA way
FEA way
C
  • Locked
  • Solved
Elements deforming before load being applied
Replies
3
Views
2K
CAE-boomer
C
otaviobarodrigues
  • Question Question
Singularities appear only when beam/pipe is inclined – PIPE31 element
Replies
3
Views
3K
otaviobarodrigues
otaviobarodrigues

Part and Inventory Search

Sponsor

Back
Top