WELD

Connection type WELD provides a fully bonded connection between two nodes.

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Connector Elements
Connector Element Library
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*CONNECTOR BEHAVIOR
*CONNECTOR SECTION

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Description

Figure 1. Connection type WELD.

Connection type WELD imposes kinematic constraints and uses local orientation definitions equivalent to combining connection types JOIN and ALIGN.

Summary

WELD
Basic, assembled, or complex: Assembled
Kinematic constraints: JOIN + ALIGN
Constraint force and moment output: f1,f2,f3,m1,m2,m3
Available components: None
Kinetic force and moment output: None
Orientation at a: Optional
Orientation at b: Optional
Connector stops: None
Constitutive reference lengths and angles: None
Predefined friction parameters: None
Contact force for predefined friction: None