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ABAQUS Lecture
Part III
Patrick Roberts
gt0398b@prism.gatech.edu
x5-2773
Weber 201
3D problem
To continue learning about ABAQUS CAE we
will work through building a 3D cantilevered
beam that is subjected to a pressure load on the
top of the beam of 0.5 MPa.
We want to view the stresses inside the beam
near the root and we want to observe the motion
of a point on the free end of the beam during
loading.
The length of the beam is 200 mm, height is 20
mm, and width is 25 mm.
Part Module
Create a new part as
3-D
Type : Deformable
Basic feature: solid
Approximate size: 300
Extrude: 25
Property Module
We will add the material of Steel and give
it values of 209 103 MPa and Poisson's
ratio of 0.3.
We will create a section called
BeamSection and give it a category of
solid, type Homogeneous.
We then assign this material to this
section.
Assembly Module
We will create one instance of this beam.
Step Module
We will add a step after the system
created Initial step called Load Step.
The procedure type is General and the
type is Static.
For the output we want stresses, strains,
displacements, forces/reaction.
We also want to select a point at the free
end of the beam to observe the motion
during loading.
Load Module
We want to fully constrain (encastre) the left end
of the beam. Fixed boundary conditions must be
placed in the system created Initial step. We will
call this boundary condition Fixed.
The pressure load must be added in the step we
created earlier called Load Step. Call this load
Pressure and it has a value of 0.5 and is applied
to the top of the beam.
Mesh Module
First we need to decide on the Mesh controls. In
this case we will use quadrilateral.
Next we choose element type. Under Family
you will see 3D Stress highlighted. If we choose
linear with reduced integration we will be using
the following element.
C3D8R: An 8-node linear brick, reduced
integration, hourglass control.
Job Module
We will create a job called 3DBeam
Once this has been created just submit the
job.
The analysis should only take a couple of
minutes.
Visualization Module
Once your analysis is complete we want to
see the results.
If we look at Von Mises stress distribution
we see
Stress distribution
Additional Results
To see additional results choose Field
Output and you can choose the type of
output you would like to see. It will only
show you what you initially choose in the
Step Module.
All of the results files are in the directory you
started CAE in. For any errors, warning or
other system data on how the analysis ran
look at those files.
Online tutorials
ABAQUS CAE has three very good tutorials:
1. Simple 3D cantilever beam
2. Two hinges/ rigid pin assembly
3. Viewing and working with your output