CMSPDPT

Bulk Data Entry Defines a spring damper element without reference to a property entry for multibody solution sequence.

Format

(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10)
CMSPDPT EID KTID G1 G2 BTID L PF TYPE  

Example

(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10)
CMSPDPT 3 3 223 324 4 1.0   TRANS  

Definitions

Field Contents SI Unit Example
EID Unique element identification number.

(Integer > 0)

 
KTID TABLEDi ID for stiffness.

Default = 0 (Integer ≥ 0 or blank)

 
G1, G2 Grid point identification number.

(Integer > 0)

 
BTID TABLEDi ID for damping.

Default = 0 (Integer ≥ 0 or blank)

 
L Unstretched length of spring damper.

Default = 0 (Real > 0.0 or blank)

 
PF Preload force.

Default = 0 (Real or blank)

 
TYPE Type.
TRANS
ROT
blank
Default: TRANS
 

Comments

  1. The spring damper force is along the line segment connecting the grids G1 and G2.
  2. The positive preload force is a stretching force.
  3. This card is represented as a spring element in HyperMesh.