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spring between two surfaces
Posted Jul 2, 2012, 5:35 a.m. EDT Structural Mechanics Version 4.3, Version 4.4 1 Reply
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I am trying to define a spring between two surfaces but I could not, is there is a way to use « thin elastic layer « to model such spring ? However I could not select the surfaces I need, the condition for thin elastic layer is identity pair, moreover I am not sure if it suitable for modeling springs.
Also is there a way to define a pretension in the spring?
I tried to defined the spring force by F=K*(u2-u1), working on the one side of the spring and same for the end of the spring, where u2-u1 is the change of spring length, however I could not find the correct name for the normal displacement of the spring terminal surfaces in order to enter them in the equation.
Best regards and thanks in advance,
Ghalib
Hello Ghalib Thwapiah
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I am trying to do the same thing as you. Did you solve the problem ??