Simulation of Walkway

Date: Wednesday, December 2, 2020

Designer: DUC NG
Study name: FEA
Analysis type: Static

Table of Contents
Description .......................................... 1
Model Information .................................. 3
Study Properties .................................... 4
Units .................................................. 5
Material Properties ................................. 5
Loads and Fixtures ................................. 6
Description Connector Definitions .............................. 6
No Data Contact Information ................................ 7
Mesh information ................................... 9
Sensor Details ..................................... 10
Resultant Forces .................................. 10
Beams .............................................. 10
Study Results ...................................... 11
Conclusion ......................................... 14

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Specification

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Model Information

Rail (Length 550mm,

Walkway Spacing 1.75m)

Load: 120Kg

Model name: Flat Walkway

Current Configuration: Default
Solid Bodies
Document Name and
Treated As Volumetric Properties
Reference

Mass:0.0339025 kg
Volume:1.25565e-05 m^3
Solid Body Density:2,700 kg/m^3
Weight:0.332245 N

Mass:0.0339025 kg
Volume:1.25565e-05 m^3
Solid Body Density:2,700 kg/m^3
Weight:0.332245 N

Mass:0.0339025 kg
Volume:1.25565e-05 m^3
Solid Body Density:2,700 kg/m^3
Weight:0.332245 N

Mass:0.0339025 kg
Volume:1.25565e-05 m^3
Solid Body Density:2,700 kg/m^3
Weight:0.332245 N

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 Mass:0.402513 kg
Volume:0.000149079 m^3
Solid Body Density:2,700 kg/m^3
Weight:3.94463 N

Mass:0.402513 kg
Volume:0.000149079 m^3
Solid Body Density:2,700 kg/m^3
Weight:3.94463 N

Mass:12.96 kg
Volume:0.0048 m^3
Solid Body Density:2,700 kg/m^3
Weight:127.008 N

Study Properties
Study name FEA
Analysis type Static
Mesh type Solid Mesh
Thermal Effect: On
Thermal option Include temperature loads
Zero strain temperature 298 Kelvin
Include fluid pressure effects from Off
SOLIDWORKS Flow Simulation
Solver type Direct sparse solver
Inplane Effect: Off
Soft Spring: Off
Inertial Relief: Off
Incompatible bonding options Automatic
Large displacement Off
Compute free body forces On
Friction Off
Use Adaptive Method: Off

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Units
Unit system: SI (MKS)
Length/Displacement mm
Temperature Kelvin
Angular velocity Rad/sec
Pressure/Stress MPA

Material Properties
Model Reference Properties
Name: 6063-T6
Model type: Linear Elastic Isotropic
Default failure criterion: Unknown
Yield strength: 2.15.108 MPA
Tensile strength: 2.4e.108 MPA
Elastic modulus: 6.9.1010 MPA
Poisson's ratio: 0.33
Mass density: 2,700 kg/m^3
Shear modulus: 2.58.1010 MPA
Thermal expansion coefficient: 2.3e-05 /Kelvin

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Loads and Fixtures
Fixture name Fixture Image Fixture Details
Entities: 1 edge(s), 1 face(s)
Type: Fixed Geometry
Fixed-1

Resultant Forces
Components X Y Z Resultant
Reaction force(N) 1.07288e-06 1,313.97 4.74453.105 1,313.97
Reaction Moment(N.m) 0 0 0 0

Entities: 4 face(s)
Type: Fixed Geometry
Fixed-2

Resultant Forces
Components X Y Z Resultant
Reaction force(N) 0.000113487 -113.972 -9.53674.107 113.972
Reaction Moment(N.m) 0 0 0 0

Load name Load Image Load Details

Entities: 1 face(s)
Type: Apply normal force
Value: 1,200 N
Force-1

Connector Definitions
No Data

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Contact Information

Contact Contact Image Contact Properties

Type: No Penetration
contact pair
Entities: 6 face(s)
Advanced: Node to
Contact Set-1
surface

Contact/Friction force
Components X Y Z Resultant
Contact Force(N) 0 -113.97 0 113.97

Type: No Penetration
contact pair
Entities: 2 face(s)
Advanced: Node to
Contact Set-2
surface

Contact/Friction force
Components X Y Z Resultant
Contact Force(N) 0 -1.0303E-13 0 1.0303E-13

Type: No Penetration
contact pair
Entities: 3 face(s)
Contact Set-3 Advanced: Node to
surface

Contact/Friction force
Components X Y Z Resultant
Contact Force(N) 1.128E-13 0 0 1.128E-13

Type: No Penetration
contact pair
Entities: 3 face(s)
Contact Set-4 Advanced: Node to
surface

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Contact/Friction force
Components X Y Z Resultant
Contact Force(N) -1.6875.1014 0 0 1.6875.1014

Type: No Penetration
contact pair
Entities: 8 face(s)
Contact Set-6 Advanced: Node to
surface

Contact/Friction force
Components X Y Z Resultant
Contact Force(N) 0 -1,200 0 1,200

Type: Bonded
Components: 1 Solid Body (s)
Options: Compatible
mesh
Component Contact-1

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Mesh information
Mesh type Solid Mesh
Mesher Used: Standard mesh
Automatic Transition: Off
Include Mesh Auto Loops: On
Jacobian points 4 Points
Element Size 9.97228 mm
Tolerance 0.498614 mm
Mesh Quality Plot High
Remesh failed parts with incompatible mesh On

Mesh information - Details

Total Nodes 227716
Total Elements 118091
Maximum Aspect Ratio 68.551
% of elements with Aspect Ratio < 3 52.9
% of elements with Aspect Ratio > 10 14.5
% of distorted elements(Jacobian) 0
Time to complete mesh(hh;mm;ss): 00:01:22
Computer name:

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Sensor Details
No Data

Resultant Forces
Reaction forces
Selection set Units Sum X Sum Y Sum Z Resultant
Entire Model N 0.000115514 1,200 3.98159e-05 1,200

Reaction Moments
Selection set Units Sum X Sum Y Sum Z Resultant
Entire Model N.m 0 0 0 0

Beams
No Data

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Study Results

Name Type Min Max

2
Stress1 VON: von Mises Stress 2.036.10 MPA 6.020.107 MPA
Node: 46436 Node: 100221

Assem2-Static 1-Stress-Stress1

`YIELD STRENGTH: 6.15.108 MPA

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Name Type Min Max
Displacement1 URES: Resultant Displacement 0.00mm 12.19 mm
Node: 79 Node: 97608

Assem2-Static 1-Displacement-Displacement1

Name Type Min Max

Strain1 ESTRN: Equivalent Strain 6.002.10-10 7.429.10-4
Element: 8702 Element: 104884

Assem2-Static 1-Strain-Strain1

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Name Type
Displacement1{1} Deformed shape

Assem2-Static 1-Displacement-Displacement1{1}

Name Type Min Max

Factor of Safety1 Automatic 3.572 1.056.106
Node: 100221 Node: 46436

Assem2-Static 1-Factor of Safety-Factor of Safety1

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Conclusion
Based on FEA, we can clearly see two things:

+ Min FOS = 3.6 > 3 (for load 1200N ≈ 120Kg).

+ Max stress (6.02.107 MPA) is smaller than yield strength (2.15.108 MPA).

=> This means that walkway works safely with 120Kg and a 1.75m spacing.

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