Beam Properties: Cable

Description

Used for the definition of cable properties.

Common Toolbar

See Properties: Common Controls.

Material Tab

• Modulus
• Density
• Thermal Expansion
• Conductivity
• Specific Heat

Damping Tab

• Damping Ratio (NFA)
• Viscous Damping
• Rayleigh Damping
• Frequency 1 / 2
• Damping Ratio 1 / 2
• Alpha / Beta

Tables Tab

• Modulus vs Temperature (Elastic)
• Thermal Expansion vs Temperature
• Conductivity vs Temperature
• Specific Heat vs Temperature
• Modulus/Stiffness vs Time
• Conductivity vs Time

Properties Tab

Diameter

Diameter of the solid, circular cross section of the cable.

Units are Length (e.g., m, in).

Scale Cable Mass

The length of a cable can be changed from its initial value during nonlinear analysis. Attributes such as pre-strain enable this feature of the cable.

If Scale Cable Mass is set, the mass is calculated based on its current length. This means that the weight of the cable will change as its length changes.

If Scale Cable Mass is not set, the mass of the cable is calculated based on its initial length and it does not change even if its length is changed during nonlinear analysis.

Common

• Section Area

See Also

• Beam Elements: Element Types