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chrono::fea::ChElementCorotational Class Referenceabstract
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Description

Class for corotational elements (elements with rotation matrices that follow the global motion of the element).

#include <ChElementCorotational.h>

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Public Member Functions

ChMatrix33 & Rotation ()
 Access the cumulative rotation matrix of the element. More...
 
virtual void UpdateRotation ()=0
 Given the actual position of the nodes, recompute the cumulative rotation matrix A.
 

Protected Attributes

ChMatrix33 A
 

Member Function Documentation

◆ Rotation()

ChMatrix33& chrono::fea::ChElementCorotational::Rotation ( )
inline

Access the cumulative rotation matrix of the element.

The rotation is expressed relative to initial reference position of element.

The documentation for this class was generated from the following file:
  • /builds/uwsbel/chrono/src/chrono/fea/ChElementCorotational.h