SofiaB
Civil/Environmental
- Jul 9, 2020
- 27
Hello,
I'm modeling a truss in Abaqus and to simulate a lateral device that restrains the truss from moving horizontally and as a gap between itself and the truss, I used a connector as a nonlinear spring. I have a question, what happens, in Abaqus when the gap is fulfilled as in, does it really simulate contact and therefore an increase in rigidity in a force-displacement curve?
Thanks in advance!
I'm modeling a truss in Abaqus and to simulate a lateral device that restrains the truss from moving horizontally and as a gap between itself and the truss, I used a connector as a nonlinear spring. I have a question, what happens, in Abaqus when the gap is fulfilled as in, does it really simulate contact and therefore an increase in rigidity in a force-displacement curve?
Thanks in advance!