CVJOINT

Connection type CVJOINT joins the position of two nodes and provides a constant velocity constraint between their rotational degrees of freedom. Connection type CVJOINT cannot be used in two-dimensional or axisymmetric analysis.

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Connector Elements
Connector Element Library
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Description

Figure 1. Connection type CVJOINT.

Connection type CVJOINT imposes kinematic constraints and uses local orientation definitions equivalent to combining connection types JOIN and CONSTANT VELOCITY.

Summary

CVJOINT
Basic, assembled, or complex: Assembled
Kinematic constraints: JOIN + CONSTANT VELOCITY
Constraint force and moment output: f1,f2,f3,m2
Available components: None
Kinetic force and moment output: None
Orientation at a: Required
Orientation at b: Optional
Connector stops: None
Constitutive reference lengths and angles: None
Predefined friction parameters: None
Contact force for predefined friction: None