How to apply a Moment Load on a Hollow Cylinder

[aliasgere]

Hi.

I need to apply a moment load to the top of a hollow cylinder which is made of shell elements. I shall highly appreciate it if someone can give me some guidance on how I can apply this load in ABAQUS. Attached file shows what I need to do.

Many thanks.

Kind regards,

Aliasger

 

[rstupplebeen]

1. Create a reference point on the axis of revolution
2. Create a tie constraint
3. Place a moment on the reference point.
I hope this helps

Rob Stupplebeen

https://sites.google.com/site/robertkstupplebeen/

 

[aliasgere]

Hi Rob,
I tried this but during analysis it gives an error relating to the degree of freedom of the nodes that are tied.

However, when I use kinematic coupling it works. Is it ok to use kinematic coupling or does it have another function?

Kind regards,

Aliasger