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2017-12-01

Question

I would like to put a plate on a line support with spring stiffness varying linearly about the line support length. Is there any option in RFEM to model this precise case?


Answer:

Unfortunately, it is not possible for the line supports to define a variable spring by means of the support length. In this case, you should set nodal supports in a sufficiently fine division and assign different spring stiffnesses to them. When placing nodal supports on a line, a node is always required. This node is also an FE restrained node, which means: an FE node is also created automatically at this node.



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