Description

Simple finite element with two nodes and a spring/damper between the two nodes.

This element is mass-less, so if used in dynamic analysis, the two nodes must be set with non-zero point mass.

#include <ChElementSpring.h>

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Public Member Functions
virtual unsigned int	GetNumNodes () override
	Get the number of nodes used by this element.

virtual unsigned int	GetNumCoordsPosLevel () override
	Get the number of coordinates in the field used by the referenced nodes. More...

virtual unsigned int	GetNodeNumCoordsPosLevel (unsigned int n) override
	Get the number of coordinates from the specified node that are used by this element. More...

virtual std::shared_ptr< ChNodeFEAbase >	GetNode (unsigned int n) override
	Access the nth node.

virtual void	SetNodes (std::shared_ptr< ChNodeFEAxyz > nodeA, std::shared_ptr< ChNodeFEAxyz > nodeB)

virtual void	GetStateBlock (ChVectorDynamic<> &mD) override
	Fills the D vector with the current field values at the nodes of the element, with proper ordering. More...

virtual void	ComputeKRMmatricesGlobal (ChMatrixRef H, double Kfactor, double Rfactor=0, double Mfactor=0) override
	Sets H as the global stiffness matrix K, scaled by Kfactor. More...

virtual void	ComputeInternalForces (ChVectorDynamic<> &Fi) override
	Computes the internal forces (ex. More...

virtual void	SetSpringCoefficient (double ms)
	Set the stiffness of the spring that connects the two nodes (N/m)

virtual double	GetSpringCoefficient ()

virtual void	SetDampingCoefficient (double md)
	Set the damping of the damper that connects the two nodes (Ns/M)

virtual double	GetDampingCoefficient ()

virtual double	GetCurrentForce ()
	Get the current force transmitted along the spring direction, including the effect of the damper. More...

Public Member Functions inherited from chrono::fea::ChElementGeneric
ChKRMBlock &	Kstiffness ()
	Access the proxy to stiffness, for sparse solver.

virtual void	EleIntLoadResidual_F (ChVectorDynamic<> &R, const double c) override
	Add the internal forces (pasted at global nodes offsets) into a global vector R, multiplied by a scaling factor c, as R += forces * c This default implementation is SLIGHTLY INEFFICIENT.

virtual void	EleIntLoadResidual_Mv (ChVectorDynamic<> &R, const ChVectorDynamic<> &w, const double c) override
	Add the product of element mass M by a vector w (pasted at global nodes offsets) into a global vector R, multiplied by a scaling factor c, as R += M * w * c This default implementation is VERY INEFFICIENT.

virtual void	EleIntLoadLumpedMass_Md (ChVectorDynamic<> &Md, double &error, const double c) override
	Adds the lumped mass to a Md vector, representing a mass diagonal matrix. More...

virtual void	EleIntLoadResidual_F_gravity (ChVectorDynamic<> &R, const ChVector3d &G_acc, const double c) override
	Add the contribution of gravity loads, multiplied by a scaling factor c, as: R += M * g * c This default implementation is VERY INEFFICIENT. More...

virtual void	ComputeGravityForces (ChVectorDynamic<> &Fg, const ChVector3d &G_acc) override
	Compute the gravitational forces. More...

virtual void	ComputeMmatrixGlobal (ChMatrixRef M) override
	Calculate the mass matrix, expressed in global reference. More...

virtual void	InjectKRMMatrices (ChSystemDescriptor &descriptor) override
	Register with the given system descriptor any ChKRMBlock objects associated with this item.

virtual void	LoadKRMMatrices (double Kfactor, double Rfactor, double Mfactor) override
	Compute and load current stiffnes (K), damping (R), and mass (M) matrices in encapsulated ChKRMBlock objects. More...

virtual void	VariablesFbLoadInternalForces (double factor=1.) override
	Add the internal forces, expressed as nodal forces, into the encapsulated ChVariables.

virtual void	VariablesFbIncrementMq () override
	Add M*q (internal masses multiplied current 'qb').

Public Member Functions inherited from chrono::fea::ChElementBase
virtual unsigned int	GetNumCoordsPosLevelActive ()
	Get the actual number of active degrees of freedom. More...

virtual unsigned int	GetNodeNumCoordsPosLevelActive (unsigned int n)
	Get the actual number of active coordinates from the specified node that are used by this element. More...

virtual void	ComputeNodalMass ()
	Compute element's nodal masses.

virtual void	Update ()
	Update, called at least at each time step. More...

virtual void	EleDoIntegration ()
	This is optionally implemented if there is some internal state that requires integration.

Additional Inherited Members
Protected Attributes inherited from chrono::fea::ChElementGeneric
ChKRMBlock	Kmatr

Member Function Documentation

◆ ComputeInternalForces()

void chrono::fea::ChElementSpring::ComputeInternalForces ( ChVectorDynamic<> & Fi )

overridevirtual

Computes the internal forces (ex.

the actual position of nodes is not in relaxed reference position) and set values in the Fi vector.

Implements chrono::fea::ChElementBase.

◆ ComputeKRMmatricesGlobal()

void chrono::fea::ChElementSpring::ComputeKRMmatricesGlobal	(	ChMatrixRef	H,
		double	Kfactor,
		double	Rfactor = `0`,
		double	Mfactor = `0`
	)

overridevirtual

Sets H as the global stiffness matrix K, scaled by Kfactor.

Optionally, also superimposes global damping matrix R, scaled by Rfactor, and global mass matrix M multiplied by Mfactor. (For the spring matrix there is no need to corotate local matrices: we already know a closed form expression.)

Implements chrono::fea::ChElementBase.

◆ GetCurrentForce()

double chrono::fea::ChElementSpring::GetCurrentForce ( )

virtual

Get the current force transmitted along the spring direction, including the effect of the damper.

Positive if pulled. (N)

◆ GetNodeNumCoordsPosLevel()

virtual unsigned int chrono::fea::ChElementSpring::GetNodeNumCoordsPosLevel ( unsigned int n )

inlineoverridevirtual

Get the number of coordinates from the specified node that are used by this element.

Note that this may be different from the value returned by GetNode(n)->GetNumCoordsVelLevel().

Implements chrono::fea::ChElementBase.

◆ GetNumCoordsPosLevel()

virtual unsigned int chrono::fea::ChElementSpring::GetNumCoordsPosLevel ( )

inlineoverridevirtual

Get the number of coordinates in the field used by the referenced nodes.

This is for example the size (number of rows/columns) of the local stiffness matrix.

Implements chrono::fea::ChElementBase.

◆ GetStateBlock()

void chrono::fea::ChElementSpring::GetStateBlock ( ChVectorDynamic<> & mD )

overridevirtual

Fills the D vector with the current field values at the nodes of the element, with proper ordering.

If the D vector has not the size of this->GetNumCoordsPosLevel(), it will be resized.

Implements chrono::fea::ChElementBase.

The documentation for this class was generated from the following files:

/builds/uwsbel/chrono/src/chrono/fea/ChElementSpring.h
/builds/uwsbel/chrono/src/chrono/fea/ChElementSpring.cpp

Description

Public Member Functions

Additional Inherited Members

Member Function Documentation

◆ ComputeInternalForces()

◆ ComputeKRMmatricesGlobal()

◆ GetCurrentForce()

◆ GetNodeNumCoordsPosLevel()

◆ GetNumCoordsPosLevel()

◆ GetStateBlock()