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Analytical Model of Impact Between Decks

Posted: 04 Oct 2012, 09:48

by Muntasir

Hi,

By using which link element I can model the Impact Between Decks in case of bridge modeling.

Thanks,

Re: Analytical Model of Impact Between Decks

Posted: 04 Oct 2012, 16:16

by huffte

Have you tried the "gap_hk" (gap-hook) link element Muntasir? I think that may be your best choice for this type of analysis.

Re: Analytical Model of Impact Between Decks

Posted: 05 Oct 2012, 08:54

by Muntasir

Thanks Hufte. I have not tried yet but now I will try with gap-hook element.