This tutorial demonstrates how to simulate a simple cantilever problem with a concentrated load at the
free end, using Dynamic Relaxation (/DYREL) method to obtain a static solution.
Model Description
• UNITS: Length (mm), Time (ms), Mass (kg), Force (kN) and Stress (GPa)
• Simulation time:
o CANTILEVER_0001.rad [0 – 35.1 ms]
o CANTILEVER_0002.rad [35.1 – 45.01 ms]
• Steps to setup this model:
Fix the Cantilever Beam to the support with a 10 kN pre-tension. The bolt attains 10 kN in 10 ms and
o remains constant thereafter.
After Pre-tension, a concentrated load of 0.2 kN is gradually applied at the free end of the beam from
o 10 ms to 25 ms and it remains constant thereafter.
• Material used:
Elasto-plastic Material /MAT/LAW2.
• = 7.83e-6 Kg/mm3 [Rho_I] Initial density
• E = 205 GPa [E] Young’s modulus
• = 0.29
[nu] Poisson’s ratio
• 0 = 0.792 GPa
[a] Yield Stress
• K = 0.510 GPa
• [b] Hardening Parameter
n = 0.26
• max = 0.95 GPa [n] Hardening Exponent
• c = 0.014 GPa [SIG_max] Maximum Stress
• =1 [c] Strain rate coefficient
Exercise
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2. From the Preferences menu, select the User Profiles or from the toolbar, click on the icon.
3. Select RADIOSS (Block110) and click OK.
Step 3: Create a rigid body connecting spring ends to Bolt Support component
1. Access the Components panel in one of the following ways:
• Right-click in the Model Browser and select Create > Component
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13. With all the DOF’s checked, click create to create the rigid body.
14. Use Steps 3.10 through 3.13 to complete the rigid for the second bolt, as shown below.
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15. Press F5 and click reverse to show remaining elements of the bolt and click return to exit the panel.
16. Double-click the SPRING component in the model browser to display it onscreen, as shown below.
Use Steps 3.10 through 3.13 to create a rigid body with the nodes shown in the following image with
17. the other ends of the springs as the primary node and the nodes on the bolts as slave nodes.
Step 4: Create and assign material, property to Plate and Support bolts
1. In the Model Browser, click PLATE, then click Edit from the context sensitive menu.
2. Make sure card image = is set to Part.
3. To create and assign material to the component, click the Material tab.
4. Check the Assign material check box.
For Name, enter STEEL, set Type to ELASTIC PLASTIC and Card
5. image at M2_PLAS_JOHNS_ZERIL.
6. Click Create material.
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E = 205 GPa
Nu = 0.29 -
a = 0.792 GPa
b = 0.510 GPa
n = 0.26 -
EPS_max 1x1030 -
c = 0.014 s-1
EPS_0 = 1.0 -
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Note: For IFUN2 select the curve that you created in Steps 5.1 through 5.5.
13. Click return twice to exit the panel.
14. Click Update to assign the component with property.
Click on the nodes, nodes selection appears; by window option, select the bottom layer of the bolt
3. support, as shown below and the selection should appear as below in XY Plane view:
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The created constraint appears in the table also handle appear in graphics.
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Toggle nodes on face option, and select the nodes belonging to the elements you selected in the
7. previous sub-step.
8. Click create.
9. Click return to exit the panel.
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Step 10: Define a Type7 contact interface between Plate and Support_Bolt
1. Go to Analysis page, click interfaces panel and toggle the create subpanel.
2. For name =, enter SELF.
3. Set type = to TYPE7.
4. Set card image = to TYPE7.
5. Click create.
6. Toggle the add subpanel.
7. For master, use the pull-down and select csurfs as the entity.
8. Click the yellow contactssurfs button and select Master_set.
9. Click select > update.
10. For slave, use the pull-down and select sets as the entity.
11. Click the yellow sets button and select Slave_Set.
12. Click select > update.
13. Toggle the card image subpanel.
14. Click edit.
15. Select Igap = and select 0.
16. For FRIC=, enter 0.1 and for GAPmin =, enter 0.04.
17. Click return twice exit the panel.
3. Click create.
4. Click edit and enter the variable name DEF.
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2. For File:, click the folder icon and navigate to the destination directory where you want to run.
3. For Name, enter cantilever and click Save.
4. Click the downward-pointing arrows next to Export options to expand the panel.
5. Click Merge starter and engine file to export both the Starter and Engine file in one file.
6. Click Export to export both model and engine file.
Step 14: Run the Starter and Engine using RADIOSS Manager
1. Go to Start > Programs > Altair HyperWorks 12.0 > RADIOSS.
2. For Input file, browse to the exercise folder and select the file cantilever_0000.rad.
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