İSTANBUL TEKNİK ÜNİVERSİTESİ

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FİNİTE ELEMENT METHODS

 Composite Beam Analysis

This is the general view of composite beam analysis in Abaqus.

 Material Features

Carbon/epoxy is chosen.

Poisson ratio
V1=V3=0,28
V2=0,4

Elasticity Modulus
E1=E3=9500 MPa
E2=138000 MPa

Shear modulus
G12=G23=1450 MPa
G13=5200 MPa

Loads

There are 2 loads for composite beam.

These loads are 1 MPa
Boundary Conditions

U1=U2=U3=0

Critical Sections
Analysis Results
First of all, Due to abaqus student program, I could not work on over
1000 nodes. Therefore mise sizes were larger than 40.

Mise Size=35mm
Number of nodes: 956
Number of elements: 119
Element type= Quadratic Tetrahedral

Mise Size=40mm

Total number of nodes: 848

Total number of elements: 105
Element type= Quadratic Tetrahedral
Mise Size=45mm
Total number of nodes: 740
Total number of elements: 91
Element type= Quadratic Tetrahedral
Mise size=50mm
Total number of nodes: 686
Total number of elements: 84
Element type= Quadratic Tetrahedral
Mise size=55mm
Total number of nodes: 632
Total number of elements: 77
Element type= Quadratic Tetrahedral

Convergence Table
Mesh size Max. Stress(MPa) Displacements
55 874 0,510 mm
50 881 0,555 mm
45 887 0,601 mm
40 897 0,691 mm
35 904 0,781 mm