Connecting structures with a beam element in AQWA

- December 11, 2020 at 2:20 pm
  
  Kasper96
  Subscriber
  
  Hello,
  I am doing a multi-rigid-body analysis in ANSYS AQWA. I want to connect the bodies using beam elements. I want to do this by using a connection stiffness matrix in AQWA between two structures. AQWA asks for a 6-by-6 matrix, but my stiffness matrix for a beam element is a 12-by-12 matrix. Does somebody know how to implement a connection with a beam element in AQWA?
- December 14, 2020 at 6:33 pm
  
  Ingrid Machecler
  Ansys Employee
  
  We hope this answers your question. With kind regards, the Ansys Aqwa teamn

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