Which Element to model STEEL CABLE? Please help!

• Apr 21, 2008

• #2

MrMyers

Mechanical

May 27, 2007

70

Have a look at the "*No Compression" keyword (also in CAE, Material Options).

This can be used with just about any elastic element, but watch out for convergence problems.

 

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• Apr 21, 2008

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richonlinedeal

Mechanical

Feb 8, 2007

19

Thanks alt MrMyers for this info. Cheers!

Jerry

 

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• Apr 21, 2008

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richonlinedeal

Mechanical

Feb 8, 2007

19

Hello, MyMyers/All,

Forgot to ask you one more Q: If the Steel Cable is mainly to sustain Axial Tension but can bear little or no bending moment, is there any special Element I should choose? ALso, should I set the cable material to have a small Young's Modulus to achieve this? Thanks again.

Jerry

 

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• Apr 22, 2008

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xerf

Mechanical

Oct 4, 2004

674

You can use truss.

 

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• Apr 23, 2008

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MrMyers

Mechanical

May 27, 2007

70

Or even hypoelasticity, with a very low modulus for strain in compression and a normal Modulus for strain in tension?

 

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• Apr 25, 2008

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richonlinedeal

Mechanical

Feb 8, 2007

19

Using Truss element to model cable is hard to converge often.

-Jerry

 

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