Add Spring

danielzoetzl · Post by **danielzoetzl** » Thu Jun 18, 2009 5:52 am

Hey everybody,

How can I add springs to my OpenSees model?
I want to add translational and rotational springs to, for example, the nodes of a simple beam.

Thanks for help!

Post by **fmk** » Thu Jun 18, 2009 11:08 am

look at the zeroLength element in the command manual.

danielzoetzl · Post by **danielzoetzl** » Tue Jun 23, 2009 8:35 am

@fmk:

Ok, got that. But how to define Kt or Kr?
Also RotSpring2D from the Script Utilities Library doesn't help much.

Is there any example?

Thanks

Post by **fmk** » Tue Jun 23, 2009 11:32 am

use elastic materials with the element.

danielzoetzl · Post by **danielzoetzl** » Fri Jun 26, 2009 5:02 am

Thank you, it works now