Abaqus/CAE(ver.6.

10)GeometricNonlinearityTutorial

ProblemDescription
The steel arch shown below is completely clamped along the flat faces. The arch is to support a downward pressure of 600 MPa. The effects of geometric nonlinearities are to be included in the analysis, to determine if the arch will support the full load, and if it wont what is the maximum pressure that can be applied.

Note: This is the same problem originally solved in Shell Tutorial. You may skip steps similar to the ones performed during linear elastic analysis.

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AnalysisSteps
1. Beginwiththegeometryfromtheshelltutorial

2. Createasetfortheuppercentervertex a. ExpandtheAssemblynodeinthemodeltree,andthendoubleclickonsets b. Namethesetandselectgeometryforthetype c. SelectthevertexatthetopofthepartandselectDone

3. DoubleclickontheStepsnodeinthemodeltree a. Namethestep,settheproceduretoGeneral,andselectStatic,General b. OntheBasictab,givethestepadescription c. Includethenonlineareffectsoflargedisplacements i. Nlgeom=On d. OntheIncrementationtabchangetheinitialincrementsizeto0.1

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4. ExpandtheFieldOutputRequestsnodeinthemodeltree,andthendoubleclickonFOutput1(FOutput1 wasautomaticallygeneratedwhencreatingthestep) a. UncheckthevariablesStrainsandContact

5. ExpandtheHistoryOutputRequestsnodeinthemodeltree,andthenrightclickonHOutput1(HOutput1 wasautomaticallygeneratedwhencreatingthestep)andselectDelete

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6. DoubleclickontheHistoryOutputRequestsnode a. NamethehistoryandselectContinue b. SetthedomaintoSetsandselectthesetcreatedabove c. Leavethefrequencysettoeveryincrement(n=1) d. FortheoutputvariablesselecttheU2displacement

7. Becausethepartissymmetricalandtheflatsurfacesarefullyrestrainedonlyaquarterofthearchneedsto bemodeled 8. Becausetheflatsurfacesareassumedtobefullyrestrainedwedonotneedtoincludethem,andcaninstead fixjusttheedge

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9. DoubleclickontheBCsnodeinthemodeltree a. NametheboundaryconditionedFixedandselectSymmetry/Antisymmetry/Encastreforthetype

b. SelecttheedgeshownbelowandclickDone

c. SelectENCASTREfortheboundaryconditionandclickOK

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10. DoubleclickontheBCsnodeinthemodeltree a. NametheboundaryconditionedZsymmandselectSymmetry/Antisymmetry/Encastreforthe type

b. SelecttheedgeshownbelowandclickDone

c. SelectZSYMMfortheboundarycondition

d. RepeatfortheothersymmetryconditionXsymm 11. DoubleclickontheLoadsnodeinthemodeltree

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a. NametheloadPressureandselectPressureasthetype

b. Selectthequarterofthearchsurfacewiththeboundaryconditionsappliedtoit c. Selectthecolorcorrespondingtothetopsurface d. Forthemagnitudeenter600

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Portland State University, Mechanical Engineering

12. InthemodeltreedoubleclickonMeshfortheArchpart,andinthetoolboxareaclickontheAssign ElementTypeicon a. Selecttheportionofthegeometryassociatedwiththeboundaryconditionsandload b. SelectStandardforelementtype c. SelectLinearforgeometricorder d. SelectShellforfamily e. Notethatthenameoftheelement(S4R)anditsdescriptionaregivenbelowtheelementcontrols f. SelectOK

13. InthetoolboxareaclickontheAssignMeshControlsicon a. Selecttheportionofthegeometryassociatedwiththeboundaryconditionsandload b. ChangetheelementshapetoQuad

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14. InthetoolboxareaclickontheSeedEdgesicon

a. Selecttheshorteredgesoftheportionofthegeometryassociatedwiththeboundaryconditionsand load,clickDone i. SelectBynumber ii. SetBiastoNone iii. UnderSizingControlsenter5elements,ClickOK

b. Selectthelongercurvededgesoftheportionofthegeometryassociatedwiththeboundary conditionsandload,clickDone i. SelectBynumber ii. SetBiastoNone iii. UnderSizingControlsenter10elements,ClickOK

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Portland State University, Mechanical Engineering

15. InthetoolboxareaclickontheMeshRegionicon

a. Selecttheportionofthegeometryassociatedwiththeboundaryconditionsandload b. SelectDone

16. InthemodeltreedoubleclickontheJobnode a. NamethejobArch_geom_nonlinear b. Givethejobadescription

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17. InthemodeltreerightclickonthejobjustcreatedandselectSubmit a. Ignorethemessageaboutunmeshedportionsofthegeometry b. WhileAbaqusissolvingtheproblemrightclickonthejobsubmitted,andselectMonitor

c. IntheMonitorwindowcheckthattherearenoerrorsorwarnings i. Abaqusexitswithanerror ii. Abaqusisunabletoapplythefullload iii. Observingthefinaltimesolved,Abaqusonlysolvedforthefirst97.5519%oftheload iv. TheresultsforthetimestepsAbaquswassuccessfullyabletoapplycanstillbeviewed

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18. Inthemodeltreerightclickonthesubmittedjob,andselectResults

19. InthemenubarclickonViewportViewportAnnotationsOptions a. UnchecktheShowcompassoption b. ThelocationsofviewportitemscanbespecifiedonthecorrespondingtabintheViewport AnnotationsOptions

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

21. InthetoolboxareaclickontheCommonPlotOptionsicon a. Notethatwhenincludingtheeffectsofgeometricnonlinearities,thedeformationscalefactor defaultstoavalueof1 b. ClickOK

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22. Clickonthearrowsonthecontextbartochangethetimestepbeingdisplayed a. Clickonthethreesquarestobringuptheframeselectorsliderbar

23. Ontheresultstree,expandtheHistoryOutputnodeanddoubleclickonthespatialdisplacementhistory created

Note the non-linear behavior of displacement vs. load. Horizontal axis (time) indicates the increment of load

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