stiffness matrix problem

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zly123
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stiffness matrix problem

Post by zly123 » Thu Jun 13, 2024 8:24 am

I don't know why I can't get the right stiffness matrix result.
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kesavapraba
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Re: stiffness matrix problem

Post by kesavapraba » Fri Jun 14, 2024 11:44 am

Hi, I observed two issues with your model
1] Using NormUnbalance tester with Penalty constraints: Doing so will cause convergence issue and analysis failure. It is because Penalty constraints can make the right side of system of equations to have large residual forces since the constraint adds artificial springs with high stiffnesses (Penalty factors). Use NormDispIncr in such case.
2] The factors for the stiffness in the GimmeMCK integrator are set to zero (instead mass factor is set to 1!): Please look at the attached figure. You set 1.0 either for Kinitial (initial stiffness matrix) or Kt (tangent stiffness matrix), as per your requirement.
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