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Demonstration ~8 min · ~59 min remaining

Reproducible linear baseline

Build the slender beam, solve with NLGEOM,OFF, and audit equilibrium.

Step 1 — Reproducible linear baseline

/CLEAR,START
/FILNAME,m10_nonlinear,1
/UNITS,SI
beam_l=0.5
beam_h=0.04
tip_force=-10000
...
ANTYPE,STATIC
NLGEOM,OFF
KBC,1
NSUBST,1
OUTRES,ALL,LAST
SOLVE

Check equilibrium (force_error and moment_error < 0.5%), topology 312/150, and uy_linear close to uy_ref.

Linear baseline deformed shape with NLGEOM OFF for a slender beam
Figure 3. Linear baseline deformed shape (NLGEOM OFF). Slender geometry L=0.5 m.