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    Explicit dynamic analysis of strut with lumped mass

    Modal analysis is a nice, quick and dirty way to check if the model is ok. To attach a nodal mass element did you try using MPC beam connection between the reference node and the free point mass, i think that should solve the problem.
  2. rtalageri

    buckle contact alternative

    hi ktaze, I assume that you are running a linear buckling analysis. It will not consider contacts in the process of doing that, since it extracts eigen values pretty much like a Modal analysis. If you need contacts in the analysis, you might want to look at Static Riks method. It can be used...

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