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    The RBE3 command in ANSYS was added to duplicate the same command in NASTRAN. It works by creating CEs (constraint equations) to distribute force and moment.

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    RBE3Part2

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    (1)

    2009(2)
    (2)
    RBE3Part2
    RBE3worksbycreatingCEs(constraintequations)todistribute

    RBE3Part1

    forceandmoment.AsJohnSwansontells,theRBE3command
    inANSYSwasaddedtoduplicatethesamecommandin
    NASTRAN.

    A BO UT ME
    IVAN

    Let'sconsideranexamplewhichdemonstratesapplyinga
    torqueloadtotheinsideofthecylinder:

    hungryminded
    engineer

    !internalradius
    RAD1=0.8
    !externalradius
    RAD2=1.0
    !numberofnodes
    N=40
    !momentapplied
    MOMENT=1000.0
    !nodalforcecalculated
    !thisforceisdistributedtoeachslave
    nodeofRBE3structure
    FORCE=MOMENT/(N*RAD1)

    Nowweshouldgenerategeometryoftheproblem,andgenerate
    FEmesh

    /PREP7
    !selectproperelementtypes
    ET,1,PLANE42
    ET,2,MASS21
    !setmassinXdirectionforMASS21
    R,2,1.0
    !Elasticmodulus=10000
    MP,EX,1,1E4
    !creategeometry
    CYL4,,,RAD1,,RAD2
    LESIZE,ALL,,,N/4
    !selectPLANE42forcylindermeshingand
    mesh
    TYPE,1
    AMESH,ALL
    !createmasternodeinthecenterofthe
    cylinder
    N,100,0,0,0
    !setpointmassontothisnode
    TYPE,2
    REAL,2
    E,100
    !selectcylindricalCSforoperations
    CSYS,1
    !selectinternalnodes
    NSEL,,LOC,X,RAD1
    !linkcentralmasternodewithslavenodes
    !ontheinternalsurfaceofthecylinder
    RBE3,100,ROTZ,ALL
    !let'sshowgeneratedCEs
    CELIST
    FINISH

    Weshouldgetthefollowingresult:

    Nowapplyboundaryconditionsandsolve

    /SOLUTION
    !constraintnodesontheexternalsurface
    !disableradialmovementandcircular
    rotation
    NSEL,,LOC,X,RAD2
    D,ALL,,0.0,,,,UX,UY
    NSEL,ALL
    !constraintcentral(master)node
    !disableallDOFsexceptROTZ
    D,100,,0.0,,,,UX,UY,UZ,ROTX,ROTY
    !applyMZmoment
    F,100,MZ,MOMENT
    !andsolve
    SOLVE
    FINISH

    Nowpostprocessresults:

    /POST1
    !showresultsincylindricalCS
    RSYS,1
    !consideronlyinternalnodes
    NSEL,,LOC,X,RAD1
    !ItisemphasizedthatFYisequaltoFORCE
    parameter
    !ThisshowsushowRBE3distributesmoment

    PRNLD,FY

    Weshouldgetthefollowingpicture:

    !nowlet'sconsideragainallnodes
    NSEL,ALL
    !plotcircumferentialdisplacement(theta)
    !asexpected,maximuminontheinternal
    surfacenodes
    PLNS,U,Y

    Weshouldgetthefollowing:

    THEEND!
    : IVA N 5 :1 4
    : RBE 3

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    RamRamesh 42014.,22:02
    thankusir................forthis

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