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Autodesk Nastran 2022 Nonlinear Analysis Handbook

8. Using Enforced Displacements in Nonlinear Analysis

Enforced displacements and rotations in Autodesk Nastran are referenced by an SPCD Bulk Data entry.
Some confusion can arise when using enforced displacements because in most pre- and post-post
processors they are created as a “load”, when in fact they are treated as a special type of constraint in
Autodesk Nastran. In addition, an SPCD entry is referenced by a LOAD card in the Case Control.

8.1. Proper Method of Applying Enforced Displacements

For either linear or nonlinear static analysis, the following method will work correctly and not cause any
errors in Autodesk Nastran:

1. Apply the enforced displacement in the appropriate direction.

2. Constrain the same nodes/surfaces/curves in the direction of the enforced displacement. It is


important that only the nodes that have the enforced displacement are constrained in the
direction of the displacement. All other constraints will be treated as actual boundary conditions.

8.2. Tricks for Linear and Nonlinear Analysis

For ease of use, Autodesk Nastran will automatically create a constraint for the SPCD entry in certain
situations listed below:

1. Linear Static Analysis – A constraint will automatically be created for an SPCD entry for each
subcase. However, if the model has varying constraint sets then the method listed in step 2
above must be used.

2. Nonlinear Analysis – If you use the same load set ID as the SPC ID then you do not need to
constrain the enforced displacement. For example:
SUBCASE 1
SPC = 1
LOAD = 1 (WHICH REFERS TO AN SPCD OR FORCE)
SUBCASE 2
SPC = 2
LOAD = 2 (WHICH REFERS TO AN SPCD OR FORCE)

This would work as is. No additional constraints would be required.

However, the following would require that in SPC set 1 the DOF that the SPCD refers to be
constrained.

SUBCASE 1
SPC = 1
LOAD = 1 (WHICH REFERS TO AN SPCD OR FORCE)
SUBCASE 2
SPC = 1
LOAD = 2 (WHICH REFERS TO AN SPCD OR FORCE)

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