Zooming
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Problem
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Geometry
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Analysis
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Boundary
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FE results
Chapter Overview
This chapter demonstrates the Marc structural zooming capability. The chapter starts with a brief description of the
background information. The model for analysis involves one cylinder joined to another cylinder of a larger radius. A local
model with a finer finite element mesh, focusing on the joint of two cylinders and its vicinity, is then generated. Based on the
global results, an analysis of the local model is performed to achieve a refined evaluation of the stress concentration around
the cylinder joint.
Background Information
The problem demonstrating the structural zooming capability in this chapter is the same as the one described in example
"Manhole" from the User's Guide. Also, refer to this chapter for detailed description on model geometry, materials, boundary
conditions/loads, and mesh generation.
In example "Manhole", the problem is considered linear. The total value of loads are applied at increment 0. In order to
demonstrate the use of structural zooming in a nonlinear analysis, the problem is slightly modified to have the loads applied in
10 equal increments. The large strain nonlinear behavior is modeled using updated Lagrange, additive plasticity method.
Furthermore, shell thickness in the global model has to be written into post file for a structural zooming analysis involving
shell elements in the global model.
Global Analysis
The global model manhole.mud is generated in example "Manhole" from the user guide. The modifications regarding
nonlinear analysis and shell thickness, mentioned in Background Information, are taken into account in manhole.mud
The steps in this section includes:
Open the established model manhole.mud
Run global model
View stress distribution
File Open
manhole.mud
Open
Fill View
Jobs Jobs
Properties
Run
3
Submit(1)
Monitor
Open Post File (Model Plot Results Menu)
Results
Fill View
Model plot
---Deformed Shape--Style Deformed & Original
---Scalar Plot--Style Contour Bands
Monitor Results File
Scalar
Equivalent Von Mises Stress
Right Click
To establish a link between the global model and the local model, a list of connecting nodes must be defined. The kinematic
boundary conditions of these nodes are automatically calculated by Marc program, based on the results obtained from global
analysis. We refer to the definition of the connecting nodes as the specification of Global-Local boundary conditions.
Boundary Conditions Boundary Conditions
New(General) Global-Local
Name: apply6
Right Click
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Conclusion
The maximum equivalent stress obtained from the local analysis is 4.48e4, which is about 10% higher than the stress from
global analysis. In comparison of Figure 2 and Figure 14, a sharper stress concentration is observed in the local analysis,
representing a better evaluation of stress gradient.
Using the structural-zooming technique, it is also possible to model the local intersection of the cylinders with brick elements
that use the global results from a global shell model.
Input Files
The table below lists the files that are needed to run this example. If the Marc Documentation has been installed, the example
can be run by clicking on the button in the third column of the table. The files will then be copied to the current directory
and will be loaded in the
ToolsProcedures...
menu from which it can be executed.
File
Description
manhole_shell.proc
manhole.mud
Run
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