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HowdoIknowwhatunitsIamusinginPatran/MSCNastran?

27thDecember2011 HowdoIknowwhatunitsIam
usinginPatran/MSCNastran?
Challenge/Question
HowdoIknowwhatunitsIamusinginPatran/MSCNastran?
Resolution/Answer
Itisuptoyoutokeeptrackofunitsjustlikeyourschoolhomework.MSCNastranis
apurelyanumberacruncherthatseesnounitsandPatrandependsontheuserto
takecareoftheunits.
ItissuggestedyouuseunitssuchthattheysatisfyNewton'sSecondLawofMotion:
F=m*a.Thefollowingtablecontainssystemofunitsthatsatisfythis2ndLaw.

System
of
Units
1

Input

Output

Length

Force

Elastic
Modulus

Mass

Mass
Density

WTMASS
Parameter

1G

Disp

Force

Stress

Pa

kg

kg/m3

1.0

9.807

Pa

mm

MPa

ft

lbf

psf

in

lbf

psi

in

lbf

psi

m/sec2
2

mm

MPa

torMg

t/mm3 or

1.0

mm/sec

Mg/mm3
3

ft

lbf

psf

slug

slug/ft3

9807

1.0

32.17
ft/sec2

in

in

lbf

lbf

psi

psi

lbf.

lbf.

sec2 /in

sec2 /in4

lbf

lbf/in3

1.0

386.1
in/sec2

2.59x103

386.1
in/sec2

Source:

SpecialComments:
http://mscnastrannovice.blogspot.co.uk/2011/12/whatunitsdoesnastranuse.html

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