CELAS1

Bulk Data Entry Defines a scalar spring element of the structural model.

Format

(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10)
CELAS1 EID PID G1 C G2 C      

Example

(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10)
CELAS1 2 6     8 1      

Definitions

Field Contents SI Unit Example
EID Unique element identification number.

No default (Integer > 0)

  
PID A PELAS property entry identification number.
Integer
Specifies an identification number for this property.
<String>
Specifies a user-defined string label for this property. 7

Default = EID (Integer > 0 or <String>)

  
G1,G2 Geometric grid point or scalar point identification number.

Default = 0 (Integer ≥ 0)

  
C,C Component number in the displacement coordinate system specified by the CD entry of the GRID data.

Default = 0 (0 ≤ Integer ≤ 6)

  

Comments

  1. Zero or blank may be used to indicate a grounded terminal G1 or G2 with a corresponding blank or zero C or C. A grounded terminal is a point whose displacement is constrained to zero.
  2. Scalar points may be used for G1 and/or G2 (with a corresponding C and/or C of zero or blank). If only scalar points and/or grounded terminals are involved, it is more efficient to use the CELAS3 entry.
  3. The two connection points (G1, C) and (G2, C) must be distinct.
  4. A scalar point specified on this entry does not need to be defined on a SPOINT Bulk Data Entry.
  5. When the SPSYNTAX setting on the SYSSETTING I/O Options Entry is set to CHECK (default) or STRICT, it is required for grid/component pairs (G#/C#) that the component be 0 or blank when the grid reference is a scalar point (SPOINT), and that the component be > 1 when the grid reference is a structural grid point (GRID). When SPSYNTAX is set to MIXED, it is allowed for grid/component pairs (G#/C#) that the grid reference be either a scalar point (SPOINT) or a structural grid point (GRID) when the component is 0, 1 or blank; interpreting all of these as 0 for scalar points and as 1 for structural grids. When the component is greater than 1, the grid reference must always be a structural grid (GRID).
  6. A CBUSH element, referencing a PBUSH property with a single stiffness term, is equivalent to a CELAS1 or CELAS2 element, only when the elements have zero length. A non-zero length CBUSH assumes rigid body connections from the connection points, GA and GB, to the spring-damper location, as defined either by S or the OCID and Si fields.
  7. String based labels allow for easier visual identification of properties, when being referenced by the elements cards. For more details, refer to String Label Based Input File in the Bulk Data Input File.
  8. This card is represented as a spring or mass element in HyperMesh.