46910: PhD Course in advanced finite

element simulations using Abaqus

Topic 1b intro: Intro to Exercise 1a

Lars P. Mikkelsen
Composite and Material Mechanics
DTU Wind Energy

http://www.pmik.dk/risoe
 Intro to Abaqus/CAE

1) Workshop: ”AbaW1a-CAEIntro”
2) Exercise 1a -> Report e.g. word or powerpoint
3) Save figures required for the reporting e.g. by
screen dumps and rpt-files during the exercise not
after

Model using:
3-D model
2-D plane stress model
2-D shell model
1-D beam model

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 Help to the exercise:

Model using:
3-D model
2-D plane stress model
3-D shell model
1-D beam model

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Introduction to Abaqus/CAE
Pre-processing
- “Getting Started with Abaqus: Interactive Edition”
• Creating part (2D or 3D)
– Sketch (or import) the geometry of a part
• Material definition
– Select e.g. a linear elastic material
• Define a section with a material
• Assign the section to a part
• Assembling parts to a model
• Configure the analysis
– Initial and step-1 (analysis type)
– Boundary condition and load (e.g. by using predefined sets)
– Define output: history and field (size of output and output variable)
• Mesh the model on part or assembly level (independent/dependent)
– 1) mesh-control, 2) seed, 3) element-type, 4) meshing part
• Create and submit analysis job

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Question 1.1
Summery of the cantilever beam model
• Model name: Beam • Mesh control
• Part: 3D, Extrusion – Structured, Hex
– Size 200x25x20 • Element type (Hex)
– Sets: L0, L1 – Linear, Incompatible modes
– Surface: pSurf • Seeds: Global size 10.0
• Material: Linear elastic, isotropic • Mesh the instance
– E=209GPa, ν=0.3 • Field output
• Section: Solid, Homogeneous – E, S, U
• Assign section to part • History output
• Assembly of part to instance – L1: U2
– Dependent (mesh on part) – L0: RF2
• Step: General Static Analysis, • Job: Beam
– Nlgeom: Off
• BC: Initial • Demonstration video (~10 min)
– L0: u1=u2=u3=0 – https://
• Load: Pressure www.youtube.com/watch?v=
– pSurf: p=0.5MPa GuJ4xznyiDA

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Question 1.1 Modify and output
Modify Modify other examples

• Copy model • Move an instance for better

• Partition in two half coordinates
• Inquire for coordinates
– Update set name L0, L1
• Change geometry and regenerate
• Change BC
• https://
– L0, L0line, L0point
www.youtube.com/watch?v=9L_P
• Change Material YiXJzmU
– E=209GPa, ν=0.0 Output
• History output • Field output
– L0line: RF2 – Deflection w(x) along axial path
– L1: U2 • History output
• Demonstration video (~6 min) – Load RF2 versus deflection w(L)
– https:// • U2 at L1 saved as average
www.youtube.com/watch?v • RF2 at L0line saved as
=PHx4FiHBP68
sum
• Combine
• https://
www.youtube.com/watch?v=msYwQs
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ibNJo
More beam-theory like 3D model
Boundary condition
Make partition

1)

2) Loading surface
on center plane

Material

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Boundary conditions
• The are a number of options but choosing second option give you most
control of what you are doing:

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1) Define partition and use for boundary condition
- and thereby allow the boundary to
contract but still avoiding rigid body
movment

Select point and normal and make partition

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2) Select middle plane for loading

In order to select interior entities,

remember to turn it off again

Select surface

Define load

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 Be aware of the questions when you
are making the workshop and
exercise during the exercise time so
you can make screen-dump of
relevant pictures for your report. It is
annoying if you need to redo some
task when you are writing the report.

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Define output
• Field output • History output

Reaction force for check of correct loading

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Load versus deflection curve (1/5)
• In history output save RF2 on boundary node-set and U2 at end node-set

Getting 100 load points for the curve

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 Load versus deflection curve (2/5)
Save displacement on node-set
disp as average Save reaction force along BC as sum
of nodal reaction forces

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Load versus deflection curve (3/5)
• Non-linear RF2 curve as output (here shown for load to P=100MPa)

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Load versus deflection curve (4/5)

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Load versus deflection curve (5/5)
• Plot as load versus deflection curve

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 Solution: Contour plot
Options

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Legend output

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 Path plots, define path-1

Query coordinates Create path

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 Path-2

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 Path plots (xy-plot)

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 Displacement along path-2

U2max=-0.724936

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Data out to rpt-file for later plotting together

with other solutions

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