how to model rotational spring for beam boundary

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how to model rotational spring for beam boundary

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the constraint command 'fix' can only define fixed or pinned boundary condition. How to add a rotational spring to the end of beam as a boundary
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Re: how to model rotational spring for beam boundary

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add a zerolength element in the dirn of the rotational dof .. you can slave the translational dof or add the force-displacement response for these directions as well in your definition of the zero length element
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