NSGE
Bulk Data Entry Defines non-structural material damping for a list of elements or properties.
Format
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | (7) | (8) | (9) | (10) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NSGE | SID | TYPE | ID | VALUE | ID | VALUE | ID | VALUE | |
| + | ID | VALUE | etc. | etc. | etc. | etc. | etc. | etc. |
Example 1
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | (7) | (8) | (9) | (10) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NSGE | 5 | PSHELL | 15 | 0.02 |
Example 2
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | (7) | (8) | (9) | (10) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NSGE | 7 | ELEMENT | 13 | 0.02 | 17 | 0.03 | 18 | 0.02 | |
| + | 21 | 0.05 | 32 | 0.02 |
Definitions
| Field | Contents | SI Unit Example |
|---|---|---|
| SID | Non-structural material
damping set identification number. No default (Integer > 0) |
|
| TYPE | This can be one of the
properties PSOLID, PSHELL,
PCOMP, PBAR,
PBARL, PBEAM,
PBEAML, PROD,
CONROD, PSHEAR,
PTUBE, or ELSET, in which
case the list of IDs will refer to properties of
the stated type, or it can be ELEMENT, in which
case the list is of individual element IDs of
elements with the specified non-structural material damping. No default |
|
| ID | Property ID, Element ID,
or Element Set ID depending on the TYPE
definition. No default (Integer > 0) |
|
| VALUE | Non-structural material
damping value. No default (Real) |
Comments
- Non-structural material damping in this format must be selected by the NSGE Subcase Information selector.
- Optimization is currently not supported for non-structural damping.