/IMPL/SPRING

Engine Keyword Describes the linear or nonlinear stiffness choices for nonlinear spring in implicit nonlinear analysis.

Format

/IMPL/SPRING/Keyword3

Definitions

Field Contents SI Unit Example
Keyword3 Spring stiffness type:
LINEAR
Linear
NONLIN
Nonlinear
  

Comments

  1. This keyword is used only for nonlinear implicit analysis. Only the spring stiffness defined by function with H=0 is applicable. When the keyword is not defined, NONLIN is used by default.