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Project
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Last Saved Sunday, August 28, 2022
Product Version 18.1 Release
Save Project Before Solution No
Save Project After Solution No

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Contents
l Units

l Model (A4)
¡ Geometry
n Parts
¡ Coordinate Systems
¡ Connections
n Body Interactions
n Body Interaction
¡ Mesh
¡ Explicit Dynamics (A5)
n Initial Conditions
n Pre-Stress (None)
n Analysis Settings
n Loads
n Solution (A6)
n Solution Information
n Equivalent Stress

l Material Data
¡ ALUMINUM
¡ STEEL 4340

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Units
TABLE 1
Unit System Metric (mm, kg, N, s, mV, mA) Degrees rad/s Celsius
Angle Degrees
Rotational Velocity rad/s
Temperature Celsius

Model (A4)
Geometry
TABLE 2
Model (A4) > Geometry
Object Name Geometry
State Fully Defined
Definition
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Source
\unsaved_project_files\dp0\SYS\DM\SYS.scdoc

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Type SpaceClaim
Length Unit Meters
Display Style Body Color
Bounding Box
Length X 27.99 mm
Length Y 8.1 mm
Length Z 11.82 mm
Properties
Volume 1126.4 mm³
Mass 3.3453e-003 kg
Scale Factor Value 1.
Statistics
Bodies 2
Active Bodies 2
Nodes 11234
Elements 9438
Mesh Metric None
Basic Geometry Options
Solid Bodies Yes
Surface Bodies Yes
Line Bodies Yes
Parameters Independent
Parameter Key
Attributes Yes
Attribute Key
Named Selections Yes
Named Selection Key
Material Properties Yes
Advanced Geometry Options
Use Associativity Yes
Coordinate Systems Yes
Coordinate System
Key
Reader Mode Saves
No
Updated File
Use Instances Yes
Smart CAD Update Yes
Compare Parts On
No
Update
Attach File Via Temp
Yes
File
Temporary Directory C:\Users\lenovo\AppData\Local\Temp
Analysis Type 3-D
Mixed Import
None
Resolution
Decompose Disjoint
Yes
Geometry
Enclosure and
Yes
Symmetry Processing

TABLE 3
Model (A4) > Geometry > Parts
Object Name SYS\Solid SYS\Solid

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State Meshed
Graphics Properties
Visible Yes
Transparency 1
Definition
Suppressed No
Stiffness Behavior Flexible
Coordinate System Default Coordinate System
Reference Temperature By Environment
Reference Frame Lagrangian
Material
Assignment ALUMINUM STEEL 4340
Bounding Box
Length X 22. mm 5. mm
Length Y 8.1 mm 3.44 mm
Length Z 6. mm
Properties
Volume 1069.2 mm³ 57.19 mm³
Mass 2.8975e-003 kg 4.478e-004 kg
Centroid X -11. mm 4.0174 mm
Centroid Y -4.05 mm -3.12 mm
Centroid Z 3. mm -3.0531 mm
Moment of Inertia Ip1 2.4535e-002 kg·mm² 1.8347e-003 kg·mm²
Moment of Inertia Ip2 0.12556 kg·mm² 1.7647e-003 kg·mm²
Moment of Inertia Ip3 0.13271 kg·mm² 8.1317e-004 kg·mm²
Statistics
Nodes 10530 704
Elements 8976 462
Mesh Metric None
CAD Attributes
PartTolerance: 0.00000001
Color:143.175.143

Coordinate Systems
TABLE 4
Model (A4) > Coordinate Systems > Coordinate System
Object Name Global Coordinate System
State Fully Defined
Definition
Type Cartesian
Origin
Origin X 0. mm
Origin Y 0. mm
Origin Z 0. mm
Directional Vectors
X Axis Data [ 1. 0. 0. ]
Y Axis Data [ 0. 1. 0. ]
Z Axis Data [ 0. 0. 1. ]

Connections

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TABLE 5
Model (A4) > Connections
Object Name Connections
State Fully Defined
Auto Detection
Generate Automatic Connection On Refresh Yes
Transparency
Enabled Yes

TABLE 6
Model (A4) > Connections > Body Interactions
Object Name Body Interactions
State Fully Defined
Advanced
Contact Detection Proximity Based
Pinball Factor 0.1
Timestep Safety Factor 0.2
Limiting Timestep Velocity 1.e+023 mm/s
Edge On Edge Contact No
Body Self Contact Program Controlled
Element Self Contact Program Controlled

TABLE 7
Model (A4) > Connections > Body Interactions > Body Interaction
Object Name Body Interaction
State Fully Defined
Scope
Scoping Method Geometry Selection
Geometry All Bodies
Definition
Type Frictionless
Suppressed No

Mesh
TABLE 8
Model (A4) > Mesh
Object Name Mesh
State Solved
Display
Display Style Body Color
Defaults
Physics Preference Explicit
Relevance 0
Element Order Linear
Sizing
Size Function Adaptive
Relevance Center Medium
Element Size 0.50 mm
Initial Size Seed Assembly
Transition Slow
Span Angle Center Coarse
Automatic Mesh Based Defeaturing On

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Defeature Size Default

Minimum Edge Length 1.0 mm
Quality
Check Mesh Quality Yes, Errors
Target Quality Default (0.050000)
Smoothing High
Mesh Metric None
Inflation
Use Automatic Inflation None
Inflation Option Smooth Transition
Transition Ratio 0.272
Maximum Layers 5
Growth Rate 1.2
Inflation Algorithm Pre
View Advanced Options No
Advanced
Number of CPUs for Parallel Part Meshing Program Controlled
Straight Sided Elements
Number of Retries Default (4)
Rigid Body Behavior Full Mesh
Mesh Morphing Disabled
Triangle Surface Mesher Program Controlled
Topology Checking No
Pinch Tolerance Please Define
Generate Pinch on Refresh No
Statistics
Nodes 11234
Elements 9438

Explicit Dynamics (A5)

TABLE 9
Model (A4) > Analysis
Object Name Explicit Dynamics (A5)
State Solved
Definition
Physics Type Structural
Analysis Type Explicit Dynamics
Solver Target AUTODYN
Options
Environment Temperature 22. °C
Generate Input Only No

TABLE 10
Model (A4) > Explicit Dynamics (A5) > Initial Conditions
Object Name Initial Conditions
State Fully Defined

TABLE 11
Model (A4) > Explicit Dynamics (A5) > Initial Conditions > Initial Condition
Object Name Pre-Stress (None)
State Fully Defined

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Definition
Pre-Stress Environment None
Pressure Initialization From Deformed State

TABLE 12
Model (A4) > Explicit Dynamics (A5) > Analysis Settings
Object Name Analysis Settings
State Fully Defined
Analysis Settings Preference
Type Program Controlled
Step Controls
Resume From Cycle 0
Maximum Number of
1e+07
Cycles
End Time 1.e-004 s
Maximum Energy
0.1
Error
Reference Energy
0
Cycle
Initial Time Step Program Controlled
Minimum Time Step Program Controlled
Maximum Time Step Program Controlled
Time Step Safety
0.9
Factor
Characteristic
Diagonals
Dimension
Automatic Mass
No
Scaling
Solver Controls
Solve Units mm, mg, ms
Beam Solution Type Bending
Beam Time Step
0.5
Safety Factor
Hex Integration Type Exact
Shell Sublayers 3
Shell Shear Correction
0.8333
Factor
Shell BWC Warp
Yes
Correction
Shell Thickness
Nodal
Update
Tet Integration Average Nodal Pressure
Shell Inertia Update Recompute
Density Update Program Controlled
Minimum Velocity 1.e-003 mm s^-1
Maximum Velocity 1.e+013 mm s^-1
Radius Cutoff 1.e-003
Minimum Strain Rate
1.e-010
Cutoff
Euler Domain Controls
Domain Size Definition Program Controlled
Display Euler Domain Yes
Scope All Bodies
X Scale factor 1.2

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Y Scale factor 1.2

Z Scale factor 1.2
Domain Resolution
Total Cells
Definition
Total Cells 2.5e+05
Lower X Face Flow Out
Lower Y Face Flow Out
Lower Z Face Flow Out
Upper X Face Flow Out
Upper Y Face Flow Out
Upper Z Face Flow Out
Euler Tracking By Body
Damping Controls
Linear Artificial
0.2
Viscosity
Quadratic Artificial
1.
Viscosity
Linear Viscosity in
No
Expansion
Artificial Viscosity For
Yes
Shells
Hourglass Damping AUTODYN Standard
Viscous Coefficient 0.1
Static Damping 0.
Erosion Controls
On Geometric Strain
Yes
Limit
Geometric Strain Limit 1.5
On Material Failure No
On Minimum Element
No
Time Step
Retain Inertia of
Yes
Eroded Material
Output Controls
Save Results on Equally Spaced Points
Result Number Of
20
Points
Save Restart Files on Equally Spaced Points
Restart Number Of
5
Points
Save Result Tracker
Cycles
Data on
Tracker Cycles 1
Output Contact Forces Off
Analysis Data Management
C:\Users\lenovo\AppData\Local\Temp\WB_DESKTOP-S0EF6OH_lenovo_9212_2
Solver Files Directory
\unsaved_project_files\dp0\SYS\MECH\
Scratch Solver Files
Directory

TABLE 13
Model (A4) > Explicit Dynamics (A5) > Loads
Object Name Fixed Support Velocity
State Fully Defined

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Scope
Scoping Method Geometry Selection
Geometry 2 Faces 1 Face
Definition
Type Fixed Support Velocity
Suppressed No
Define By Components
Coordinate System Global Coordinate System
X Component -50000 mm/s (step applied)
Y Component 0. mm/s (step applied)
Z Component 0. mm/s (step applied)

FIGURE 1
Model (A4) > Explicit Dynamics (A5) > Velocity

Solution (A6)
TABLE 14
Model (A4) > Explicit Dynamics (A5) > Solution
Object Name Solution (A6)
State Solved
Information
Status Done
Post Processing
Beam Section Results No

TABLE 15
Model (A4) > Explicit Dynamics (A5) > Solution (A6) > Solution Information
Object Name Solution Information

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State Solved
Solution Information
Solution Output Solver Output
Update Interval 2.5 s
Display Points All
Display Filter During Solve Yes

TABLE 16
Model (A4) > Explicit Dynamics (A5) > Solution (A6) > Results
Object Name Equivalent Stress
State Solved
Scope
Scoping Method Geometry Selection
Geometry All Bodies
Definition
Type Equivalent (von-Mises) Stress
By Time
Display Time Last
Calculate Time History Yes
Identifier
Suppressed No
Integration Point Results
Display Option Averaged
Average Across Bodies No
Results
Minimum 1.9135 MPa
Maximum 1174.6 MPa
Minimum Occurs On SYS\Solid
Maximum Occurs On SYS\Solid
Minimum Value Over Time
Minimum 0. MPa
Maximum 1.9135 MPa
Maximum Value Over Time
Minimum 0. MPa
Maximum 1253.7 MPa
Information
Time 1.e-004 s
Set 21
Cycle Number 5877

FIGURE 2
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TABLE 17
Model (A4) > Explicit Dynamics (A5) > Solution (A6) > Equivalent Stress
Time [s] Minimum [MPa] Maximum [MPa]
1.1755e-038 0.
5.0121e-006 1138.7
1.0028e-005 0. 1089.1
1.5022e-005 1130.7
2.0013e-005 702.55
2.501e-005 0.49381 1177.7
3.0018e-005 0.67067 1242.2
3.5022e-005 0.94861 1253.7
4.0014e-005 1.1846 1247.
4.5003e-005 0.70034 1231.8
5.0009e-005 0.4215 1182.5
5.5012e-005 1.4396 1118.4
6.0001e-005 1.4031 1182.7
6.5014e-005 1.077 1205.
7.0003e-005 1.7171 1222.3
7.5008e-005 1.87 1230.1
8.0009e-005 1.3209 1252.7
8.501e-005 1.286 1234.4
9.e-005 1.3182 1218.2
9.5007e-005 1.5776 1178.4
1.e-004 1.9135 1174.6

Material Data

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ALUMINUM
TABLE 18
ALUMINUM > Constants
Density 2.71e-006 kg mm^-3

TABLE 19
ALUMINUM > Shock EOS Linear
Gruneisen Coefficient Parameter C1 mm s^-1 Parameter S1 Parameter Quadratic S2 s mm^-1
2.1 5.38e+006 1.337 0

TABLE 20
ALUMINUM > Shear Modulus
Shear Modulus MPa
26900

TABLE 21
ALUMINUM > Bilinear Isotropic Hardening
Yield Strength MPa Tangent Modulus MPa Temperature C
290 0

TABLE 22
ALUMINUM > Appearance
Red Green Blue
103 192 205

STEEL 4340
TABLE 23
STEEL 4340 > Constants
Density 7.83e-006 kg mm^-3
Specific Heat 4.77e+005 mJ kg^-1 C^-1

TABLE 24
STEEL 4340 > Bulk Modulus
Bulk Modulus MPa
1.59e+005

TABLE 25
STEEL 4340 > Johnson Cook Strength
Thermal Reference
Initial Yield Hardening Hardening Strain Rate Melting
Softening Strain Rate
Stress MPa Constant MPa Exponent Constant Temperature C
Exponent (/sec)
792 510 0.26 1.4e-002 1.03 1519.8 1

TABLE 26
STEEL 4340 > Shear Modulus
Shear Modulus MPa
81800

TABLE 27
STEEL 4340 > Appearance
Red Green Blue
181 168 168

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