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Singularities appear only when beam/pipe is inclined – PIPE31 element

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Hi everyone,


I'm modeling a 3D beam using PIPE31 elements to represent a pipe (defined with Beam Section). The beam is fully fixed at the top (all 6 DOFs), and there is no contact in the model — just a single beam structure with self-weight.

When the pipe is vertical, the simulation runs without any issues. However, when I incline the beam, I get the following warning during the solution:

*Solver problem. Numerical singularity when processing node TUBING-1.1678 D.O.F. 2 ratio = 10.E+09 .
*Solver problem. Numerical singularity when processing node TUBING-1.1119 D.O.F. 2 ratio = 100.E+09 .

Has anyone experienced something similar? Could this be related to disconnected nodes, or a geometric issue when inclining the beam? Any ideas or suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks in advance!
 

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