AbaqusBeamTutorial

ProblemDescription

Thetwodimensionalbridgestructure,whichconsistsofsteelTsections,issimplysupportedatitslowercorners.A uniformdistributedloadof1000N/misappliedtothelowerhorizontalmembersintheverticaldownwarddirection. Determinethestressesandtheverticaldisplacements.

AnalysisSteps
1. StartAbaqusandchoosetocreateanewmodeldatabase 2. InthemodeltreedoubleclickonthePartsnode(orrightclickonpartsandselectCreate)

3. IntheCreatePartdialogbox(shownabove)namethepartand a. Select2DPlanar b. SelectDeformable c. SelectWire d. Setapproximatesize=20 e. ClickContinue 4. Createthegeometryshownbelow(notdiscussedhere)

5. DoubleclickontheMaterialsnodeinthemodeltree

a. Namethenewmaterialandgiveitadescription b. ClickontheMechanicaltab Elasticity Elastic c. DefineYoungsModulusandPoissonsRatio(useSIunits) i. WARNING:TherearenopredefinedsystemofunitswithinAbaqus,sotheuserisresponsible forensuringthatthecorrectvaluesarespecified d. ClickOK

6. DoubleclickontheProfilesnodeinthemodeltree a. NametheprofileandselectTfortheshape i. NotethattheTshapeisoneofseveralpredefinedcrosssections b. ClickContinue c. Enterthevaluesfortheprofileshownbelow d. ClickOK

7. DoubleclickontheSectionsnodeinthemodeltree a. NamethesectionBeamPropertiesandselectBeamforboththecategoryandthetype b. ClickContinue c. LeavethesectionintegrationsettoDuringAnalysis d. Selecttheprofilecreatedabove(TSection) e. Selectthematerialcreatedabove(Steel) f. ClickOK

8. ExpandthePartsnodeinthemodeltree,expandthenodeofthepartjustcreated,anddoubleclickon SectionAssignments a. SelecttheentiregeometryintheviewportandpressEnter b. Selectthesectioncreatedabove(BeamProperties) c. ClickOK

9. ExpandtheAssemblynodeinthemodeltreeandthendoubleclickonInstances a. SelectDependentfortheinstancetype b. ClickOK

10. DoubleclickontheStepsnodeinthemodeltree a. Namethestep,settheproceduretoGeneral,andselectStatic,General b. ClickContinue c. Givethestepadescription d. ClickOK

11. ExpandtheFieldOutputRequestsnodeinthemodeltree,andthendoubleclickonFOutput1(FOutput1was automaticallygeneratedwhencreatingthestep) a. UncheckthevariablesStrainsandContact b. ClickOK

12. ExpandtheHistoryOutputRequestsnodeinthemodeltree,andthenrightclickonHOutput1(HOutput1was automaticallygeneratedwhencreatingthestep)andselectDelete

13. DoubleclickontheBCsnodeinthemodeltree a. NametheboundaryconditionedPinnedandselectDisplacement/Rotationforthetype b. ClickContinue c. SelectthelowerleftvertexofthegeometryandpressDoneinthepromptarea d. ChecktheU1andU2displacementsandsetthemto0 e. ClickOK

f.

Repeatforthelowerrightvertex,butmodelarollerrestraint(onlyU2fixed)instead

14. DoubleclickontheLoadsnodeinthemodeltree a. NametheloadDistributedloadandselectLineloadasthetype b. ClickContinue c. SelectthelowerhorizontaledgesofthegeometrypressDoneinthepromptarea d. Specifycomponent2=1000 i. NotethatbecausewehavebeenusingstandardSIunitstheloadappliedis1000N/m,whichis atotalof10,000Ndistributedacrossthelowerhorizontalmembers e. ClickOK

15. InthemodeltreedoubleclickonMeshfortheBridgepart,andinthetoolboxareaclickontheAssign ElementTypeicon a. HighlightallmembersintheviewportandselectDone b. SelectStandardforelementtype c. SelectLinearforgeometricorder d. SelectBeamforfamily e. Notethatthenameoftheelement(B21)anditsdescriptionaregivenbelowtheelementcontrols f. ClickOK

16. InthetoolboxareaclickontheSeedEdge:ByNumbericon(holddownicontobringuptheotheroptions)

a. Selecttheentiregeometry,exceptthelowerhorizontallines,andclickDoneinthepromptarea b. Definethenumberofelementsalongtheedgesas5 c. Repeatforthelowerhorizontallines,exceptspecify10elementsalongtheedges 17. InthetoolboxareaclickontheMeshParticon a. ClickYesinthepromptarea

18. InthemenubarselectView PartDisplayOptions a. ChecktheRenderbeamprofilesoptionontheGeneraltab b. ClickOK

19. ChangetheModuletoProperty a. ClickontheAssignBeamOrientationicon b. Selecttheentiregeometryfromtheviewport c. ClickDoneinthepromptarea d. Acceptthedefaultvalueoftheapproximaten1direction

20. Notethatthepreviewshowsthatthebeamcrosssectionsarenotallorientatedasdesired(seeProblem Description)

21. InthetoolboxareaclickontheAssignBeam/TrussTangenticon a. Clickonthesectionsofthegeometrythatareoffby180degrees

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22. InthemodeltreedoubleclickontheJobnode a. NamethejobBridge b. ClickContinue c. Givethejobadescription d. ClickOK

23. Inthemodeltreerightclickonthejobjustcreated(Bridge)andselectSubmit a. WhileAbaqusissolvingtheproblemrightclickonthejobsubmitted(Bridge),andselectMonitor

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b. IntheMonitorwindowcheckthattherearenoerrorsorwarnings i. Ifthereareerrors,investigatethecause(s)beforeresolving ii. Iftherearewarnings,determineifthewarningsarerelevant,somewarningscanbesafely ignored

24. Inthemodeltreerightclickonthesubmittedandsuccessfullycompletedjob(Bridge),andselectResults

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25. InthemenubarclickonViewport ViewportAnnotationsOptions a. UnchecktheShowcompassoption b. ThelocationsofviewportitemscanbespecifiedonthecorrespondingtabintheViewportAnnotations Options c. ClickOK

26. Displaythedeformedcontourofthe(Von)Misesstressoverlaidwiththeundeformedgeometry a. Inthetoolboxareaclickonthefollowingicons i. PlotContoursonDeformedShape ii. AllowMultiplePlotStates iii. PlotUndeformedShape

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27. InthetoolboxareaclickontheCommonPlotOptionsicon a. NotethattheDeformationScaleFactorcanbesetontheBasictab b. OntheLabelstabchecktheshownodesymbolsicon c. ClickOK

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28. Todeterminethestressvalues,fromthemenubarclickTools Query a. ChecktheboxeslabeledNodesandS,Mises b. Intheviewportmouseovertheelementofinterest c. NotethatAbaqusreportsstressvaluesfromtheintegrationpoints,whichmaydifferslightlyfromthe valuesdeterminedbyprojectingvaluesfromthesurroundingintegrationpointstothenodes i. Theminimumandmaximumstressvaluescontainedinthelegendarefromthestresses projectedtothenodes d. ClickonanelementtostoreitintheSelectedProbeValuesportionofthedialoguebox e. ClickCancel

29. Tochangetheoutputbeingdisplayed,inthemenubarclickonResults a. SelectSpatialdisplacementatnodes i. Component=U2 b. ClickOK

FieldOutput

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30. Tocreateatextfilecontainingthestresses,verticaldisplacements,andreactionforces(includingthetotal),in themenubarclickonReport FieldOutput a. Fortheoutputvariableselect(Von)Mises b. OntheSetuptabspecifythenameandthelocationforthetextfile c. UnchecktheColumntotalsoption d. ClickApply

e. BackontheVariabletabchangethepositiontoUniqueNodal f. Uncheckthestressvariable,andselecttheU2spatialdisplacement g. ClickApply

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h. OntheVariabletab,uncheckSpatialdisplacementandselecttheRF2reactionforce i. OntheSetuptab,checktheColumntotalsoption j. ClickOK

31. Openthe.rptfilewithanytexteditor a. Onethingtocheckisthatthetotalreactionforceisequaltotheappliedload(10,000N)

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