Element Types
- JOINTC
Joint interaction element
Active Degrees of Freedom
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Additional Solution Variables
None.
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Nodal Coordinates Required
None. The element nodes do not need to have coordinates defined since the action associated with these elements is defined by specifying the degrees of freedom involved.
Element Property Definition
Element-Based Loading
None.
Element Output
- S11
Total direct force in the first local direction.
- S22
Total direct force in the second local direction.
- S33
Total direct force in the third local direction.
- S12
Total moment about the first local direction.
- S13
Total moment about the second local direction.
- S23
Total moment about the third local direction.
The relative displacements and rotations corresponding to the forces and moments above are chosen by requesting the corresponding “strains.”
Nodes Associated with the Element
Two nodes. The rotation at the first node of the element defines the rotation of the local axis system.