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Beam element not behaving as expected.

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I have an assembly where I am modeling an anchor from a structure into concrete with a beam element and conducting a modal analysis. The end of the beam in the concrete is constraint in all 6 DOF and the other end is connected to the structure via a weighted link. The base of the structure is contratined to prevent vertical translation (y). The net result of all of this should be a fixed end-guided end beam condition (shown below).

 

http://www.codecogs.com/users/23287/Cantilever-Beams-018.png

However, when I look at a deformed plot of my model, it looks like the "fixed end" is allowing rotation. The beam is not going through a "S" shape deformation and it looks as if there is rotation on the fixed end. The constrains on the top is defined on the surface of shell elements.

 

Screenshot_1.png

 

I have comfirmed that there are not any beam releases defined.

 

Any thoughts?


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