Card 19 - Pole Impact Option

K1

K2

RHO

GAMMA

PMU

OMEGT

PIND

RPOLE

SDEF

 

19

 

Card:  Field

Variable

 

Description

Original Units

Metric Units

 

 

 

 

ADDITIONAL SNAG INPUTS  FOR Pole Option

FSOPO=5

 

 

19:1

K1

 

Vehicle loading stiffness on pole impact.

lb/inch**2

N/cm^2

19:2

K2

 

Vehicle unloading stiffness on pole impact.

lb/inch**2

N/cm^2

19:3

RHO

 

Vehicle restitution term.

 

 

19:4

GAMMA

 

Vehicle restitution term.

 

 

19:5

PMU

 

Pole/Vehicle friction coefficient.

 

 

19:6

OMEGT

 

Friction null band.

in/sec

cm/sec

19:7

PIND

 

Pole option indicator:

            1= right side

           -1 = left side

 

 

19:8

RPOLE

 

Radius of pole.

In

mm

19:9

SDEF

 

Deflection at which force saturates. (Saturation force = sdef * K1.)

in

mm

 


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