RigidLink command

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This command is used to construct a single MP_Constraint object.

rigidLink $type $masterNodeTag $slaveNodeTag

$type string-based argument for rigid-link type:
bar only the translational degree-of-freedom will be constrained to be exactly the same as those at the master node
beam both the translational and rotational degrees of freedom are constrained.
$masterNodeTag integer tag identifying the master node
$slaveNodeTag integer tag identifying the slave node


NOTE: The constraint object constructed for the beam option assumes small rotations


EXAMPLE:

rigidLink beam 2 3; # connect node 3 to node 2 via a rigid link-beam.


REFERENCE:

Cook R.D., Malkus D.S., and Plesha M. E. (1989). "Concepts and Applications of Finite Element Analysis". John Wiley & Sons, New York.


Code Developed by: fmk