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Add #MassScaleEngine for Beams and Parts
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src/UsersGuide/beta_feature_doc.tex

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Browser dialog box, see \refSection{object-browser}{Object Browser}.}
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\SubSection{Time-dependent stiffness scaling}
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\SubSection{Time-dependent stiffness and mass scaling}
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{time-dependent-stiffness-scaling}
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The stiffness matrix of a Beam element can be adjusted using a time- or
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state-dependent scale function through the description field command:
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The stiffness- and mass matrix of a Beam element can be adjusted using
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time- or state-dependent scale functions through the following
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description field commands:
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\LinkFormatText{\#StiffScaleEngine \Variable{id}}
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\LinkFormatText{\#MassScaleEngine \Variable{id}}
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\noindent
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The {\tt\Variable{id}} is the base ID of the desired scaling function.
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The same command can also be applied on Generic Parts. However, it is not
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recommended to use it on FE Parts if you also are going to perform stress
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recovery on that part. This is because the displacement recovery operator,
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calculated during the FE Part reduction, does not account for the stiffness
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scaling factor such that the calculation of internal deformation and stresses
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The same commands can also be applied on FE- and Generic Parts.
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However, it is not recommended to use stiffness scaling on FE Parts
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if you also are going to perform stress recovery on that part.
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This is because the displacement recovery operator, calculated during
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the FE Part reduction, does not account for the stiffness scaling factor
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such that the calculation of internal deformation and stresses then
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will be incorrect.
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