COMPOSITE STRUCTURES

EXAMPLE #4

THERMAL STRESS ANALYSIS

OF COMPOSITE LAMINATE

Problem Description

One point fixed

y
x
500 mm

Initial Temp = 130 C, Final Temp = 25 C

One-ply thickness = 1.0 mm
Stacking sequence = [0/90]T
E11 = 380 GPa, E22 = E33 = 8.2 GPa, 12 = 13 = 0.28, 23 = 0.47,
G12 = G13 = 4.5 GPa, G23 = 4.5 GPa
11 = -0.5e-6, 22 = 25e-6

Step 1. Create Geometry & Mesh with CQUAD4 Elements

1010 mesh

Step 2. Create Constraints

a.

Loads/BCs : Create / Displacement / Nodal

b.

Select on New Set Name and enter displ_1

c.

Select Input Data

d.

Enter <0,0,0>, <0,0,0> for Translations

<T1 T2 T3> and Rotations <R1 R2 R3>

e.

OK

f.

Click on Select Application Region

g.

Select FEM for Geometry Filter

h.

Select on the centre node

i.

Add

j.

OK

k.

Apply

Step 3. Create Temperature Conditions

a.

Loads/BCs : Create / Initial Temperature /

Nodal

b.

Select on New Set Name and enter

ini_temp

c.

Select Input Data

d.

Enter 130 (C) for Initial Temperature

e.

OK

f.

Click on Select Application Region

g.

Select Geometry for Geometry Filter

h.

Pick the Surface or Face icon

i.

Select on the surface

j.

Add

k.

OK

l.

Apply

Step 3. Create Temperature Conditions (Contd)

a.

Loads/BCs : Create / Temperature / Nodal

b.

Select on New Set Name and enter temp

c.

Select Input Data

d.

Enter 25 (C) for Temperature

e.

OK

f.

Click on Select Application Region

g.

Select Geometry for Geometry Filter

h.

Pick the Surface or Face icon

i.

Select on the surface

j.

Add

k.

OK

l.

Apply

Step 3. Create Temperature Conditions (Cont.)

a.

Select on Iso3 view

from the tool bar. Your
model should look like
the following.

Step 4. Define Material Properties MAT8

a.

Materials : Create / 2d
Orthotropic / manual Input

b.

Select on Material Name

and enter prepreg

c.

Select Input Properties

d.

Enter : Fill in properties

e.

OK

f.

Apply

Step 5. Define Failure Criteria

a.

Click on prepreg in
Existing Materials

b.

Select
Const. Model : Failure
Failure Limits : Stress
Comp Fail : Tsai-Wu

c.

Enter : Fill in properties

d.

OK

e.

Apply

Step 6. Define Laminate PCOMP

a.

Materials : Create / Composite

/ Laminate

b.

Select prepreg in Existing

Materials two times

c.

Stacking Sequence
Convention : Total

d.

Fill in Stacking Sequence

Definition
Thickness : 1.0 mm
Orientation : [0/90]

e.

Select on New Material Name

and enter laminate

f.

Apply

Step 7. Check [A], [B], and [D] Matrices

Step 8. Define Element Properties - PCOMP

a.

Properties : Create / 2D /

Shell
b.

Select on Property Set

Name and enter p_comp

c.

Options : Laminate /
Standard Formulation

d.

Select Input Properties

e.

Enter : Fill in properties

f.

OK

g.

Select on Application
Region and pick to
include all geometry as
shown in the figure

h.

Add

i.

Apply

Step 9. Check Loads and Constraints

a.

Load Cases : Modify

b.

Select Default in
Existing Load Cases

c.

Make sure that all

Loads and BCs are
selected

d.

Cancel

Step 10. Create NASTRAN Input File

a.

Analysis : Analyze / Entire

Model / Analysis Deck

b.

Select Translation Parameters

c.

Data Output : OP2

d.

Bulk Data Format

Sorted Bulk Data : No

Card Format : small

e.

OK

Step 10. Create NASTRAN Input File (Contd)

a.

Select Solution Type

b.

Choose LINEAR STATIC for

Solution Type

c.

OK

Step 10. Create NASTRAN Input File (Contd)

a.

Select Output Requests

in Subcases

b.

Form Type : Advanced

c.

Select
STRESS(SORT1, ) in
Output Requests

d.

Options
Composite Plate Opt
: Ply & Elem. Stresses

e.

OK

f.

Apply Cancel

g.

Apply

Step 11. Read in OP2 File

a.

Analysis : Access Results /

Read Output2 / Result Entities

b.

Click on Select Results File

c.

Select thermal_analysis.op2

d.

OK

e.

Apply

Step 12. Results - Deformation

a.

b.

Results : Create /
Deformation

Select
Displacements,
Translational under
Select Deformation
Result

c.

Apply

Step 13. Results - Stress

a.

Results : Create / Fringe

b.

Select Stress Tensor

under Select Fringe Result

c.

Position : Layer 1
Quantity : X Component

d.

Apply

Step 13. Results Stress (contd)

a.

Results : Create / Fringe

b.

Select Stress Tensor

under Select Fringe Result

c.

Position : Layer 2
Quantity : Y Component

d.

Apply

Step 14. Results Failure Index

a.

Results : Create / Fringe

b.

Select Failure Indices,

Ply Indices under Select
Fringe Result

c.

Position : Layer 1

d.

Apply

Step 14. Results Failure Index (Contd)

a.

Results : Create / Fringe

b.

Select Failure Indices,

Ply Indices under Select
Fringe Result

c.

Position : Layer 2

d.

Apply

 Exercise 1
One point fixed

y
x
500 mm

Initial Temp = 130 C, Final Temp = 25 C

One-ply Thickness = 1.0 mm
Stacking Sequence = [02]T
E11 = 380 GPa, E22 = E33 = 8.2 GPa, 12 = 13 = 0.28, 23 = 0.47,
G12 = G13 = 4.5 GPa, G23 = 4.5 GPa

11= -0.5e-6, 22= 25e-6

Exercise 2
clamped

clamped
x
500 mm

Initial Temp = 130 C, Final Temp = 25 C

One-ply Thickness = 1.0 mm
Stacking Sequence = [02]T
E11 = 380 GPa, E22 = E33 = 8.2 GPa, 12 = 13 = 0.28, 23 = 0.47,
G12 = G13 = 4.2 GPa, G23 = 4.2 GPa

11= -0.5e-6, 22= 25e-6