Rigid Material
Add the Rigid Material node and select one or more boundaries to make them a rigid body. Rigid Material is a material model, with only one material property: the mass density. All layers through the shell thickness act together as a single rigid body, so it is not possible to select individual layers.
By default, an Initial Values node is added (see Initial Values (Rigid Material)).
You can add functionality to the rigid domain through the following subnodes:
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Fixed Constraint (Rigid Material) to fully constrain the rigid domain.
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Prescribed Displacement/Rotation to prescribe the displacement of individual degrees of freedom.
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Applied Force (Rigid Material) to apply a force in given point.
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Applied Moment (Rigid Material) to apply a moment.
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Mass and Moment of Inertia (Rigid Material) to add extra mass and moment of inertia in a given point.
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Spring Foundation (Rigid Material) to add a translational or rotational spring or damper in a given point.
Shell Properties
The selection in this section only acts as a filter for the boundary selection.
Table 6-27: Layer Selections; Rigid Domain.
Selection
Use All Layers
Selection of Individual Layers
Boundary
Same as interface selection when the node is added.
No
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All other settings for the Rigid Material node are described in the documentation for Rigid Material in the Solid Mechanics interface.
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For a general description of layer and interface selections, see The Shell Properties and Interface Selection Sections.
Location in User Interface
Context Menus
Layered Shell>Material Models>Rigid Material
Ribbon
Physics tab with Layered Shell selected:
Boundaries>Material Models>Rigid Material