Re: ***how to MPC a 3D beam to 3D solid***

Mhhh, harder than if it was a shell !
One problem is that the section of the beam is constant while the 3D 
solid can fully deform...
I suggest you use as a first approach to use rigid trusses between 
the node of the beam and the other nodes of the solid region, so that 
rotation can be transmitted. The problem is then "how many nodes to 
constrain", and, unfortunatly, I have no answer !

BenZ.

-- In ABAQUS@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "qunsingcn" <richardsyw@xxxx> wrote:
> 
> 
> Dear all,
> I need to connect the end node of a B32 element to a node owned by 
a 
> C3D8 solid element. The problem is that B32 beam element has both 
> traslational and rotational DOFs but C3D8 solid element has only 
> translational ones. Can anybody tell me how to MPC the two elements 
> together so that rotation from the solid structure can be 
> transferred to the beam?





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