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ES128 Computer Assignment 2

This document outlines three problems for a computer assignment using ABAQUS. Problem 1 involves modifying an input file to solve a plate problem with different dimensions and material properties. Problem 2 involves using triangular elements to model a stress concentration problem around a circular hole, refining the mesh and obtaining stress values to analyze stress concentration factors. Problem 3 involves analyzing the deformation and maximum von Mises stress of a loaded metal hook.

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ES128 Computer Assignment 2

This document outlines three problems for a computer assignment using ABAQUS. Problem 1 involves modifying an input file to solve a plate problem with different dimensions and material properties. Problem 2 involves using triangular elements to model a stress concentration problem around a circular hole, refining the mesh and obtaining stress values to analyze stress concentration factors. Problem 3 involves analyzing the deformation and maximum von Mises stress of a loaded metal hook.

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ES 128: Computer Assignment #2

Due in class on Monday, 08 Mar 2010


Problem 1.
y

1000 N
2

e=2
2m
e=1

Thickness t=0.5m
E=30*106Pa, =0.25
4

3m

2m

Fig.1a

2m
108N

1m
108N
1m

Thickness t=0.01m
E=200GPa, =0.3
Fig.1b

You can download the ABAQUS input file for a plate problem (Fig.1a) from the course
website. You can see that the structures of ABAQUS input files for truss problems and plane
problems are similar. Modify the input file to solve the plate problem in Fig.1b. There are 6
elements (Notice elements are explicitly drawn for you). Suppose the material has a modulus
200GPa, and Poissons ratio 0.3. The structure is loaded on the right side by two horizontal
forces (F= 108N). Print the input file, all nodal displacements, all element stresses and strains.
1

Problem 2.
p

2R

2a

Fig. 2
Use 3-node triangular elements to solve the classic stress concentration problem in
ABAQUS/CAE. A small circular hole with radius R is in the middle of a square sheet (with width
2a). A uniform tension p is applied on the top and bottom surfaces of the sheet. The problem
can be taken as plane stress. You may only mesh 1/4 of the model by using the 2-fold symmetry
conditions.
Use any specific values for the dimensions (a and R) as you like, and choose any Youngs
modulus and load levels you like. The dimensions and units you choose will not affect the final
result. The only thing you need to pay attention to is the sign of the applied pressure, since you
want the structure to be loaded in tension.
1) Choose any a and R such that a/R=2. By fixing a and R, refine your mesh locally around
the circular hole. Obtain the stress component in the y direction, syy, at point A, by probing the
values from your contour plot and/or from the dat file. Refine your mesh until the
dimensionless variable kc=syy /p is approaching a certain limit (an accuracy of 5% will be good
enough) at point A. This limit is the stress concentrator factor (at point A) for this particular
geometry a/R=2. It is independent of the Youngs modulus you chose, and it is independent of
the specific dimension of R (or a). Show how did your results converge by printing the relevant
meshes and the corresponding values of kc.
2) Now you should have an idea about the local mesh density that can lead to an accurate
result. Keep that mesh density locally, fix R and increase a. It can be shown from dimensional
analysis that the stress concentration factor is only a function of a/R. The classic elasticity
solution indicates that when a/R is infinite, the stress concentration factor is exactly 3 at point A.
2

You may choose a/R to be 2, 4, 6, 8, and 10. Plot your stress concentration factor kc (at point A)
as a function of a/R. How large should a/R be such that the stress concentration factor at point
A is about 3?

Problem 3.

~1m

Fig.3
~1.5 m

Analyze the metal hook shown in Fig. 3 in which the geometry, loads and boundary
conditions are also indicated. The problem can be taken as plane stress. The hook is loaded by
two concentrated forces, P1 and P2, each of a magnitude of 25 kN. The material is assumed to
be elastic and isotropic with an elasticity modulus E=210GPa and Poissons ratio v=0.3.
1) How does the metal hook deform?
2) Where does the metal hook experience the max von Mises stress?

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