{"id":160281,"date":"2022-09-26T10:15:22","date_gmt":"2022-09-26T10:15:22","guid":{"rendered":"\/knowledge\/forums\/topic\/what-is-the-difference-between-displaced-support-and-displacement-in-structural-physics\/"},"modified":"2023-08-16T06:33:43","modified_gmt":"2023-08-16T06:33:43","slug":"what-is-the-difference-between-displaced-support-and-displacement-in-structural-physics","status":"publish","type":"topic","link":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/knowledge\/forums\/topic\/what-is-the-difference-between-displaced-support-and-displacement-in-structural-physics\/","title":{"rendered":"What is the difference between Displaced Support and Displacement in structural physics?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>While defining the boundary conditions for your problem statement, there are two different features provided in Discovery (analyze and explore) viz.\u00a0<em>Displaced Structural Support and Displacement Boundary condition<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Displaced Structural support:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The displaced support is when you want to simulate subsidence or movement of the entire support\/foundation.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0For example,\u00a0<\/strong>Movement of the mounting point or the foundation of a system.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-156111\" src=\"\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2022\/08\/OK-64-1.png\" alt=\" width=\"769\" height=\"396\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Displacement Boundary condition:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This is the defined displacement provided on a surface\/face or when a force is applied in terms of displacement.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0For example<\/strong>, a pressing machine, or snap fits.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-156115\" src=\"\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2022\/08\/OK-64-2.png\" alt=\" width=\"825\" height=\"423\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Note:\u00a0<\/strong>Both these features are the same things in physics and mathematical terms, but they are differentiated for user convenience and consistent understanding.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","class_list":["post-160281","topic","type-topic","status-publish","hentry","topic-tag-analyze-faq","topic-tag-structure"],"aioseo_notices":[],"acf":[],"custom_fields":[{"0":{"_wp_page_template":["default"],"_bbp_last_active_time":["09-15-2022  20:20:27"],"_bbp_forum_id":["159543"],"_edit_lock":["1664365910:77457"],"_edit_last":["76714"],"_bbp_topic_id":["160281"],"_btv_view_count":["1378"],"family":["Discovery Products"],"application_name":["Discovery"],"product_version":["2020R2"],"_bbp_likes_count":["1"]},"test":"articlesansys-com"}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/knowledge\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/topics\/160281","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/knowledge\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/topics"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/knowledge\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/topic"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/knowledge\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/topics\/160281\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/knowledge\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=160281"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}