Kinematic Coupling Reactions, Slave Nodes

[sdanderson21]

Does anyone know how to pull the loads going through the slave nodes of the Kinematic Coupling (RBE) Element? I have no issue getting the sum of loads at the master node, but I am struggling to pull the loads going into the slave nodes. Thank you.

 

[kukogoba]

I always use the distributing coupling, i don´t know what´s the difference but I think that it gives less convergence problems.
If you know the difference, please, tell me.
I don´t understand your problem. The issue is because of the convergence or because there is no loads in the slave nodes when you run the analysis?

 

[sdanderson21]

Sorry, I just read my question and realize that it was slightly confusing. I was able to get my model to converge, I am just struggling on how to see the numerical load that goes through each slave node that is connected to the RBE. Because each slave node translates a force to the RBE that it is connected to and then there is a summation of the all those loads at the master node. I am trying to find the output of each load at each slave node. Or the force that goes through each RBE.

 

[kukogoba]

For this purpose, i think that you must carry out a free body analysis with the nodes you want to analyze.