*heading reference solution for vuel_springs_3d_freevibrotx.inp using cartesian + cardan connector in ABAQUS/Explicit instead of vuel period = 2*Pi*sqrt(ri_xx/dRotStiff_xx)=0.06283 (Analytical) period obtained using connector element (results from this input file)=0.062941 (measured from 17 cycles) *parameter ** ** translation properties dMass = 7214.5 dStiff = 1.0521e7 dDamp = 0.0 **rotational properties dRotStiff_xx = 1000.0 dRotStiff_yy = 1000.0 dRotStiff_zz = 2000.0 dRotDamp = 0.0 ** ri_xx = 0.1 ri_yy = 0.2 ri_zz = 0.3 ri_xy = 0.0 ri_yz = 0.0 ri_xz = 0.0 **------------------- *node, nset=PR 101, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0 102, 2.0, 0.0, 0.0 *nset, nset=qa_test_left 101, *nset,nset=qa_test_right 102, **mass is located at the second node *element, type=mass, elset=mass 101, 101 102, 102 *mass, elset=mass , *element, type=rotaryi, elset=rotaryi 201, 101 202, 102 *rotary inertia, elset=rotaryi, orientation=orient_1 ,,,,, *ORIENTATION, NAME=orient_1, DEFINITION=COORDINATES, SYSTEM=RECTANGULAR 1.0 ,0.0 ,0.0 ,0.0 ,1.0 ,0.0 **define connector element *element, type=conn3d2, elset=cartesiancardan 1, 101, 102 *connector section, elset=cartesiancardan, behavior=cb_cartesiancardan cartesian, cardan orient_1 *connector behavior, name=cb_cartesiancardan *connector elasticity, component=1 , *connector elasticity, component=2 , *connector elasticity, component=3 , *connector elasticity, component=4 , *connector elasticity, component=5 , *connector elasticity, component=6 , *boundary qa_test_left, 1, 6 qa_test_right, 1, 3 qa_test_right, 5, 6 *initial conditions, type=velocity qa_test_right, 4, 1.0 **------------------------------------------- *STEP, NLGEOM=yes *DYNAMIC, EXPLICIT, direct, scale=0.1 1e-3,2.0 *bulk viscosity 0.0, 0.0 *output,field,var=preselect,num=1 *output, history, freq=1 *node output, nset=PR u,v,a,rf *node output, nset=qa_test_left RF, *node output, nset=qa_test_right UR, VR, AR *energy output *END STEP