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- | This command will add springs to the ends of beams and at beam intersection that are perpendicular to the z-axis to simulate nonlinear structures. The Submodeler finds all of the beams elements and determines the ends and intersections based connectivity with other elements. The command then adds a new node that the beam end and a spring with 10<sup>7</sup> stiffness in all directions connect the new original beam end node to the new end node. The new springs are placed in a new group and each spring has its own spring constant so the user can independently soften any of the new springs. | + | This command will add springs to the ends of beams and at beam intersection that are perpendicular to the z-axis to simulate nonlinear structures. The ACS SASSI UI finds all of the beams elements and determines the ends and intersections based connectivity with other elements. The command then adds a new node that the beam end and a spring with 10<sup>7</sup> stiffness in all directions connect the new original beam end node to the new end node. The new springs are placed in a new group and each spring has its own spring constant so that each spring can be modified independently. |