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How can you output the tension/compression of a spring in Mechanical APDL?

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    • June 6, 2022 at 9:57 am
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      For outputting the single value of tension/compression in a spring, instead of the two opposite values at its nodes, you can use the ETAB command as it is a MISC result. O the PRRSOL command prints the reaction forces if one of the nodes is constrained.

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