Buckling Analysis

Step

00 Summary
Summary
 3-D Linear Buckling Analysis

- Units: N, m
Buckling Pipe
- Isotropic elastic material

- Plate element

 Loads and Boundary Conditions

- Pressure

- Constraint

 Results verification

- Eigenvalues

- Buckling mode shapes

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Step

01 File > New > Analysis Setting

Procedure
1 Model Type: Select [3D].

2 Unit System: Select [N-m-kg-sec-J]

in dropdown menu.

3 Click [OK].

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02 Geometry > Surface & Solid > Cylinder

Procedure
1 Origin Pt. [OP]: Enter “0, 0, -0.1”,
Radius [R]: “0.02”, Height [H]: “0.2”.
2 Geometry: Enter “C1”.

3 Click [Apply].

4 Origin Pt. [OP]: Enter “0, 0, 0”,

Radius [R]: “0.01”, Height [H]: “0.15”. 7

5 Geometry: Enter “C2”.

1
6 Click [OK].
8
7 Click [ ] (Zoom All) button.
8 Right-click on work window and
2
uncheck [WCS] under [Show/Hide 3

Guiders].

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03 Geometry > Transform > Rotate

Procedure
1 Select 1 target object. (Refer to

Picture).

2 Rotation Axis Direction:

Select [Y Axis].
3 Select 2 Points Vector and uncheck

[X] and [Z].

1
4 Angle: Enter “90”.

5 Click [Apply].

[Enter] is the shortcut for “Apply”. 3

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04 Geometry > Transform > Rotate

Procedure
1 Select 1 target object. (Refer to

Picture). 1

2 Rotation Axis Direction:

Select [X Axis].
3 Select 2 Points Vector and uncheck 2

[X] and [Z].

4 Method: Select [Copy (Non-

Uniform)].
5 Angle: Enter “45, -90”. 3

6 Click [OK].
4

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05 Geometry > Boolean > Solid

Procedure
1 Click [Select All].
2 Click [OK].

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06 Geometry > Sub Shape > Remove

Procedure
1 Select 5 target surfaces. (Refer to

Picture)

2 Click [OK].

Rotate the geometry by moving

the mouse while pressing the
scroll wheel.

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07 Right-click Mouse > Move Work Plane

Procedure
1 Click [Select Plane].

2 Select [Z-axis] in the model view.

1
3 Offset: Enter “-0.1”.
3
4 Click [OK].

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08 Geometry > Point & Curve > Circle…

Procedure
1 Method: Click [ ] button.
2 Location: Enter “0” and press [Enter].

3 Location: Enter “0.01” and press

[Enter].
4 Click [Cancel].

[Esc] is the shortcut for “Cancel”.

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09 Geometry > Surface & Solid > Make Face…

Procedure
1 Select 3 edges. (Refer to Picture)

2 Click [OK].

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10 Geometry > Transform > Translate…

Procedure
1 Select [Translate] tab.

2 Select 1 target object. (Refer to

Picture)

3 Click [2 Points Vector] and check

on [Z].

4 Check on [Copy Non-Uniform].

1
5 Distance: Enter “-0.03, -0.14”. 2
6 Click [OK].

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11 Geometry > Boolean > Surface

Procedure
1 Select 1 surface. (Refer to Picture)
2 Press [Delete].

3 Click [OK]. 4

4 Click Geometry > Boolean > Surface.

5
Face1 1
Click [Select All].
6 Click [OK].
7 Right-click the work window and

uncheck [Grid] and [Datum] under

[Show/Hide Guiders].

5
3

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12 Mesh > Generate > 2D

Procedure
1 Click [ ] (Select All).
2 Size: Enter “0.003”.
3 Property: Enter “1”.

4 Mesh Set: Enter “Pipe”.

5 Click [ ] for [Advanced Option].

6 2D Mesher: Select [Delaunay 1

Mesher]. 2

7 Element Type: Select [Quad.].

3
8 Click [OK].
4
9 Click [OK]. 9 5
10 In Model Works Tree, right-click

Geometry and select [Hide All].

10

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13 Dymamic/Trans.Heat/CFD Analysis > Attr./Csys/Func. > Material

Procedure
1 Click Create > [Isotropic].

2 Enter ID: “1”, Name: “Steel”.

3 Click [Linear] tab.

4 Enter Elastic Modulus: “2.1e11”

Poisson’s Ratio: “0.3” 2

Mass Density: “8.086” 3

5 Click [OK]. 4

6 Click [Close].

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14 Dymamic/Trans.Heat/CFD Analysis > Attr./Csys/Func. > Property

Procedure
1 Select Property No 1 and click

[Modify].

2 Enter ID: “1”, Name: “Pipe”.

3 Membrane Material:

Select [2: Steel]. 1

4 T / T1: Enter “0.01”.
2
5 Click [OK].
3
6 Click [Close].

6
4

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15 Static/Heat Analysis > Boundary > Constraint

Procedure
1 Click [ ] (Front).

2 Click [Basic] tab.

3 Name: Enter “BC”.

4 Select 22 objects. (Refer to Picture)

1
5 Click [Fixed] button.

6 Boundary Set: Enter “BC”.

7 Click [OK].

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16 Static/Heat Analysis > Static Load > Pressure

Procedure
1 Select [Edge] tab.

2 Name: Enter “Pressure”.

3 Select 44 objects. (Refer to Picture)

4 Direction Type: Select [Normal].

5 P / P1: Enter “10000”. 1

6 Load Set: Enter “Pressure”. 2

7 Click [OK].
3

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17 Analysis & Results > Analysis Case > General

Procedure
1 Title: Enter “Buckling”.

2 Solution Type:

Select [Linear Buckling].

3 Click “Eigenvalue (Required)” in

Subcase Setting.
1
4 Click [ ] button to invoke

[Subcase Control]. 2
4
5 Number of Modes: Enter “5”.
6 Check “Sturm Sequence Check”.
5
7 Click [OK].

8 Click [OK]. 3
6

7 8

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18 Analysis & Results > Analysis > Perform

Procedure
1 In Model Works Tree, right-click

Geometry and select [Hide All].

2 File > [Save…] to save the file.

(Pipe Buckling.nfxa)

3 Analysis & Results > Analysis >

Perform.

4 Click [OK].

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19 Results > Eigen Value Analysis Results…

Procedure
1 In Analysis & Results Works Tree:

double-click “EigenValue Analysis

1
Result Table”.
2 Check on Eigenvalues.
3 Click [X] button to close Modal

Analysis Result Table.

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20 Result Works Tree > Eigenvalue (Required)

Procedure
1 Double-click [TOTAL

DISPLACEMENT (V)].

2 Click [ ] (Play) button.

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00 Summary
Summary
 3D Linear Buckling Analysis
Skin and Stiffener
- Units: N, mm

- Skin-Stiffener.stp model

 Loads and Boundary Conditions

- Constraint

- Force

 Check Results

- Eigenvalues

- Deformed shapes

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Step

01 File > New > Analysis Setting

Procedure
1 Model Type: Select [3D].

2 Unit System: Select [N-m-kg-sec-J] 1

in dropdown menu.

3 Click [OK].

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02 File > Import > Import CAD File…

Procedure
1 1
Select “Skin Stiffener.stp”.
2 Click [Open].
3 Right-click on the work window and

uncheck [Grid] and [Datum] under

[Show/Hide Guiders].

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03 Mesh > Generate > 3D > Map-Solid tab

Procedure
1 Select 1 object. (Refer to Picture)
2 Size: Enter “5”.

3 Mesh Set: Enter “Skin”.

4 Click [Apply].
5 Select 5 objects indicated in [ O ].
1
(Refer to Picture)
5
6 Size: Enter “5”.
7 Mesh Set: Enter “Stiffener”.
2 6
8 Click [OK].

7
3

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04 Dymamic/Trans.Heat/CFD Analysis > Attr./Csys/Func. > Material

Procedure
1 Click Create > [Isotropic].

2 Click [Linear] tab.

3 In dropdown menu on the left,

select [AISI 1020].

4 Click [OK].

2
3

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04 Dymamic/Trans.Heat/CFD Analysis > Attr./Csys/Func. > Property

Procedure
1 Select “Property No 1” and click

[Modify].
2 Material: Select [2: AISI 1020].
3
Click [OK].
4 Click [Close].

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05 Static/Heat Analysis > Boundary > Constraint

Procedure
1 Click [Basic] tab.

2 Name: Enter “BC”.

3 Type: Select “Face”.

4 Select 1 object. (bottom face of Skin,

Refer to Picture) 8

5 1
Click [Pinned] button. 9
6 2 10
Boundary Set: Enter “BC”.

7 Click [Apply]. 3 11
4 12
8 Click [ ] (Front) button.

9 Click [Advanced] tab. 13

5
10 Name: Enter “BC2”.

11 Type: Select “Face”.

6 14
12 Select 2 objects. (left and right faces 7 15

of Skin, Refer to Picture)

13 DOF: Check on [Tx] and [Ty].

14 Boundary Set: Enter “BC”.

15 Click [OK].

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06 Static/Heat Analysis > Static Load > Force

Procedure
1 Click [ ] (Isometric1).

2 Name: Enter “Compression”.

3 Type: Select [Face].

4 Select 1 object. (top face of Skin,

1
Refer to Picture)
5 Z: Enter “-10000”.
6 Click [OK].
2

3
4

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07 Static/Heat Analysis > Contact/Connect > Auto

Procedure
1 Name: Enter “Auto Contact Pair”.

2 Click [ ] (Select All) button.

3 Check “Auto” and enter “0.1”.

4 Click [OK].

2
1

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08 Analysis & Results > Analysis Case > General

Procedure
1 Title: Enter “Buckling”.

2 Solution Type: Select [Linear

Buckling].
3 Click “Eigenvalue (Required)” in

Subcase Setting.

4 Click [ ] button to invoke [Subcase 1

2
Control].
4
5 Number of Modes: Enter “5”. 5

6 Check “Sturm Sequence Check”.

7
6
Click [OK].

8 Click [OK].

7
8

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09 Analysis & Results > Analysis > Perform

Procedure
1 In Model Works Tree, right-click

Geometry and select [Hide All].

2 File > [Save…] to save the file.
(Skin Stiffener.nfxa)
3 Analysis & Results > Analysis >

Perform. 5

4 Click [OK].

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10 Results > Eigen Value Analysis Results…

Procedure
1 In Analysis & Results Works Tree:
1
double-click “EignValue Analysis

Result Table”.
2 Check on Eigenvalues.
3 Click [X] button to close Modal

Analysis Result Table.

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11 Result Works Tree > Linear Static (Required)

Procedure
1 Double-click [TOTAL

DISPLACEMENT (V)].

2 Click [ ] (Play) button.

1

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