Is there an easy way to apply an initial controlled deformation to the Non-Linear analysis component?
Note that I don´t refer to “Imperfection Load” (Karamba´s manual page 41), since this loads do not add directly to the beam displacements and they act indirectly and only in the presence of a normal force NII.
So far, I´ve plugged the Deformed Model from a previous linear buckling analysis, but it is difficult to control the maximum amplitude of the initial deformation. For example, I want to employ some maximum perturbation (e.g. 5 cm) while I optimise the model dimensions. Any recommendation to accomplish this?
To whom it may concern, whenever… As a workaround I connected two Disassembly Model components, one to ModelView Model output and the other to defModel output. Then, I computed the distance between all the points (Disassembly Pt output) and got the maximum displacement. Finally, I introduced the appropriate scaling factor into ModelView R-Factors input and set Deformation slider to 1.
having the same problem here. I am not sure I understood this. Is there any chance you could put a screenshot at least, if not the file where do you plug in the max. displacement computed like this?