PBUSH

Bulk Data Entry Defines the nominal property values for a generalized spring-damper-mass structural element.

Format

(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10)
PBUSH PID K K1 K2 K3 K4 K5 K6  
    KMAG KMAG1 KMAG3 KMAG4 KMAG5 KMAG6    
    B B1 B2 B3 B4 B5 B6  
    GE GE1 GE2 GE3 GE4 GE5 GE6  
    ANGLE ANGLE1 ANGLE2 ANGLE3 ANGLE4 ANGLE5 ANGLE6  
    M M1 M2 M3 M4 M5 M6  

Example 1

(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10)
PBUSH 35 K 4.35 2.4 RIGID     3.1  
    GE 0.02            

Example 2

(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10)
PBUSH 35 B 4.35            
    M 1.2   7.1        

Example 3

(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10)
PBUSH 35 KMAG 3944.0            
    ANGLE 15.0            

Definitions

Field Contents SI Unit Example
PID Unique property identification.
Integer
Specifies an identification number for this property.
<String>
Specifies a user-defined string label for this property. 2

No default (Integer > 0 or <String>)

 
K Flag indicating that the next 1 to 6 fields are stiffness values.

No default (Character)

 
Ki Nominal stiffness values in directions 1 through 6. 4 6 8

If RIGID is defined, a very high relative stiffness is selected for that degree-of-freedom simulating a rigid connection. The rigid element formulation can be controlled using SYSSETTING(PBUSHFOR).

Default = 0.0 (Real or RIGID)

 
KMAG Flag indicating that the next 1 to 6 fields are stiffness magnitude (K*) values. 4

No default (Character)

 
KMAGi Nominal stiffness magnitude (K*) values in directions 1 through 6. 4 6 8 9

Default = 0.0 (Real)

 
B Flag indicating that the next 1 to 6 fields are force-per-velocity damping.

No default (Character)

 
Bi Nominal damping coefficients in directions 1 through 6 in units of force per unit velocity.

Default = 0.0 (Real)

 
GE Flag indicating that the next 1 to 6 fields are the structural damping constants.

No default (Character)

 
GEi Nominal structural damping constants in directions 1 through 6.

GEi is ignored in transient analysis, if PARAM, W4 is not specified. 4 6

Default = 0.0 (Real)

 
M Flag indicating that the next 1 to 6 fields are directional masses.  
Mi Nominal mass values in directions 1 through 6.
In case of implicit analysis:
  • The Mi fields do not contribute to mass and inertia properties.
  • Their contributions to gravity and/or centrifugal loading are also not included.
In case of explicit analysis:
  • The translational mass is calculated from the maximum of M1, M2 and M3.
  • The rotational inertia is calculated from the maximum of M4, M5 and M6.

Default = 0.0 (Real)

 
ANGLE Flag indicating that the next 1 to 6 fields are Loss angles defined in degrees. 9

No default (Character)

 
ANGLEi Nominal angle values in directions 1 through 6 in degrees. 4 6 8 9  

Comments

  1. All generalized spring-damper-mass property entries must have unique ID numbers.
  2. String based labels allow for easier visual identification of properties, including when being referenced by other cards. (For example, the PID field of elements). For more details, refer to String Label Based Input File in the Bulk Data Input File.
  3. The K, B, GE, and M lines may be specified in any order.
  4. Ki, KMAGiBi, GEi, ANGLEi or Mi may be made frequency dependent for both direct and modal frequency response by use of the PBUSHT entry.

    The nominal values are used for all analysis types except frequency response. For modal frequency response, the normal modes are computed using the nominal stiffness and mass values. The frequency-dependent values are used at every excitation frequency.

  5. To obtain the damping coefficient GE, multiply the critical damping ratio C / C 0 MathType@MTEF@5@5@+= feaagKart1ev2aaatCvAUfeBSjuyZL2yd9gzLbvyNv2CaerbuLwBLn hiov2DGi1BTfMBaeXatLxBI9gBaerbd9wDYLwzYbItLDharqqtubsr 4rNCHbGeaGqiVu0Je9sqqrpepC0xbbL8F4rqqrFfpeea0xe9Lq=Jc9 vqaqpepm0xbba9pwe9Q8fs0=yqaqpepae9pg0FirpepeKkFr0xfr=x fr=xb9adbaqaaeGaciGaaiaabeqaamaabaabaaGcbaGaam4qaiaac+ cacaWGdbWaaSbaaSqaaiaaicdaaeqaaaaa@391F@ by 2.0.
  6. For backward compatibility with Nastran, if ONLY GE1 is specified on a PBUSH entry and GEi, i = 2 to 6 are blank on that PBUSH entry, then a single structural damping is assumed and applied to all Ki of that PBUSH. If a PBUSH entry has a GEi, i = 2 to 6 specified (even as 0.0), then the GEi fields are considered variable for that PBUSH entry.
  7. The nominal property values specified on the PBUSH entry are used on the corresponding fields (that are blank) of the PBUSHT entry.
  8. Rotational stiffness values are input based on rotations defined in Radians.
  9. If PBUSH has KMAG and ANGLE, the calculation for stiffness (K) and damping (GE) are: (1)
    K = k m a g cos ( a n g l e ) MathType@MTEF@5@5@+= feaagKart1ev2aaatCvAUfeBSjuyZL2yd9gzLbvyNv2CaerbwvMCKf MBHbqefqvATv2CG4uz3bIuV1wyUbqedmvETj2BSbqefm0B1jxALjhi ov2DaebbnrfifHhDYfgasaacH8srps0lbbf9q8WrFfeuY=Hhbbf9v8 qqaqFr0xc9pk0xbba9q8WqFfea0=yr0RYxir=Jbba9q8aq0=yq=He9 q8qqQ8frFve9Fve9Ff0dmeaacaGacmGadaWaaiqacaabaiaafaaake aacaWGlbGaeyypa0Jaam4Aaiaad2gacaWGHbGaam4zaiabgwSixlGa cogacaGGVbGaai4CaiaacIcacaWGHbGaamOBaiaadEgacaWGSbGaam yzaiaacMcaaaa@4977@
    (2)
    G E = tan · ( a n g l e ) MathType@MTEF@5@5@+= feaagKart1ev2aaatCvAUfeBSjuyZL2yd9gzLbvyNv2CaerbwvMCKf MBHbqefqvATv2CG4uz3bIuV1wyUbqedmvETj2BSbqefm0B1jxALjhi ov2DaebbnrfifHhDYfgasaacH8srps0lbbf9q8WrFfeuY=Hhbbf9v8 qqaqFr0xc9pk0xbba9q8WqFfea0=yr0RYxir=Jbba9q8aq0=yq=He9 q8qqQ8frFve9Fve9Ff0dmeaacaGacmGadaWaaiqacaabaiaafaaake aacaWGhbGaamyraiabg2da9iGacshacaGGHbGaaiOBaiabl+y6Njaa cIcacaWGHbGaamOBaiaadEgacaWGSbGaamyzaiaacMcaaaa@46AD@
    Where,
    k m MathType@MTEF@5@5@+= feaagKart1ev2aaatCvAUfeBSjuyZL2yd9gzLbvyNv2CaerbwvMCKf MBHbqefqvATv2CG4uz3bIuV1wyUbqedmvETj2BSbqefm0B1jxALjhi ov2DaebbnrfifHhDYfgasaacH8srps0lbbf9q8WrFfeuY=Hhbbf9v8 qqaqFr0xc9pk0xbba9q8WqFfea0=yr0RYxir=Jbba9q8aq0=yq=He9 q8qqQ8frFve9Fve9Ff0dmeaacaGacmGadaWaaiqacaabaiaafaaake aacaWGRbGaamyBaaaa@3AB9@
    Magnitude of the stiffness
    a n g l e MathType@MTEF@5@5@+= feaagKart1ev2aaatCvAUfeBSjuyZL2yd9gzLbvyNv2CaerbwvMCKf MBHbqefqvATv2CG4uz3bIuV1wyUbqedmvETj2BSbqefm0B1jxALjhi ov2DaebbnrfifHhDYfgasaacH8srps0lbbf9q8WrFfeuY=Hhbbf9v8 qqaqFr0xc9pk0xbba9q8WqFfea0=yr0RYxir=Jbba9q8aq0=yq=He9 q8qqQ8frFve9Fve9Ff0dmeaacaGacmGadaWaaiqacaabaiaafaaake aacaWGHbGaamOBaiaadEgacaWGSbGaamyzaaaa@3D77@
    Loss angle

    KMAG and ANGLE types are alternative types to K and GE. Specifying KMAG and ANGLE along with K and/or GE will generate an OptiStruct error.

  10. This card is represented as a property in HyperMesh.