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Cable model with point mass
Posted Jan 23, 2017, 7:32 a.m. EST Studies & Solvers, Structural Mechanics Version 5.2 0 Replies
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i modelled a prestressed cable with truss element (both tried in 2D and 3D) and used the "prestressed analysis, eigenfrequency" to obtain the natural frequencies of the system.
Now i would like to add a point mass in the center point of the cable but when i add the central node the analysis doesn't work because, i think, it adds other dofs to the system.
I tried to build two diffrent polygon, to add the central point or to divide the polygon into two with the work plane but non of those work.
If i use form assembly insted of form union with the added central point, the analyis works but it doesnt take account of the punctual mass.
Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks in advice,
Erick.
Hello Erick Alaimo
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