Spring Foundation
Use the Spring Foundation node to apply elastic and damping boundary conditions for domains, boundaries, edges, and points.
By adding the Predeformation subnode, you can prescribe that the spring force is zero at a nonzero spring extension.
Coordinate System Selection
Select the coordinate system to use for specifying the spring properties. The coordinate system selection is based on the geometric entity level.
Domains (Plate Interface)
From the Coordinate system list select from:
Boundaries (Shell and Plate Interfaces)
From the Coordinate system list select from:
Boundary System (a predefined normal-tangential coordinate system)
Edges (Shell Interface)
From the Coordinate system list select from:
Global coordinate system (the standard global coordinate system).
Local edge system (the default).
Points (Shell and Plate Interfaces)
From the Coordinate system list select from:
Spring
Select the Spring type and its associated spring constant or force using Table 5-21 as a guide. The default option is the spring type for the type of geometric entity and space dimension, and there are different combinations available based on this.
When the option is of the type ‘force as function of extension’, then the built-in variables describing the spring extension must be used in the expression as described in Springs and Dampers. The spring matrix can be entered as Isotropic, Diagonal, Symmetric, or Full. For Isotropic the same spring constant is used in all the diagonal elements of the spring matrix.
kV
N/(mm3)
ktot
kA
N/(mm)2
kL
N/(mm)
kP
FV
Ftot
FA
FL
FP
Loss Factor Damping
From the Loss factor type list, select Scalar (Same for all components) or Individual components.
For Scalar (Same for all components) enter a single Loss factor for spring ηs which is used to multiply all values of the spring matrix or spring force vector.
For Individual components select Isotropic, Diagonal, Symmetric, or Full, then enter values or expressions in the table for the Loss factor for spring ηk or ηf based on space dimension. The loss factors act on the corresponding components of the spring matrix or spring force vector. If you select Isotropic, the effect is the same as when you select Diagonal and enter the same value for all diagonal elements.
Viscous Damping
Select the Damping type using Table 5-22 as a guide. The default option is the default damping type for the type of geometric entity and space dimension, and there are different combinations available based on this. The damping matrix can be entered as Isotropic, Diagonal, Symmetric, or Full. For Isotropic the same viscous constant is used in all the diagonal elements of the damping matrix
dV
Ns/(mm3)
dA
Ns/(mm2)
dtot
Ns/m
dL
Ns/(mm)
 
Location in User Interface
Context Menus
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Physics tab with Shell selected:
Physics tab with Plate selected: