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  1. marty8040

    Understanding bar element moments in Nastran F06 file

    Okay, I'm showing a different moment on A and B because I am not asking for all of the loads in the system. Once I bring in the reaction moments, my system will be balanced. Thank you both for your time. ---Marty
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    Understanding bar element moments in Nastran F06 file

    Thank you very much for the reply! I have run this test with a cantilever beam and the results were as expected, however, this didn't seem to translate well to my problem. When analyzing a single beam element of a built-up member, should I expect the forces and moments found in the F06 to...
  3. marty8040

    Understanding bar element moments in Nastran F06 file

    Hi - first post here! I have a beam that is a part of a more complex beam model. The F06 shows that the shears are balanced from end A to B, but the moments are not. This has also been verified using a Patran freebody plot. Shouldn't the sum of the forces and moments be zero? ---Marty

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