understanding stressing components in abaqus
understanding stressing components in abaqus
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Hello,
I'm trying to find out the tension transmission along a rod or bar, if I model a bar spanning in the x direction, fixed from one end and point loads are applied on all corners on the other end in the x direction, then I create a path running on the surface of the bar and plot S11 (stress in x direction), I get the right value of the stress, if for example I apply 4 N and the cross section is 4 mm2 , I get a stress plotted equal to 1 N/mm2, and by multiplying that stress with the area I get the force transmitted along the bar... But my problem is when the forces are acting in the y direction, and I try to find S11, I get different values depending on where I create the path, if it is on the upper surface I get a very high stress, and I find the opposite of this stress in the bottom surface, even when I try to create the path in the middle of the bar, I don't get reasonable plots...
what is the best way to find the tension stress transmission along the bar?
Thank you
I'm trying to find out the tension transmission along a rod or bar, if I model a bar spanning in the x direction, fixed from one end and point loads are applied on all corners on the other end in the x direction, then I create a path running on the surface of the bar and plot S11 (stress in x direction), I get the right value of the stress, if for example I apply 4 N and the cross section is 4 mm2 , I get a stress plotted equal to 1 N/mm2, and by multiplying that stress with the area I get the force transmitted along the bar... But my problem is when the forces are acting in the y direction, and I try to find S11, I get different values depending on where I create the path, if it is on the upper surface I get a very high stress, and I find the opposite of this stress in the bottom surface, even when I try to create the path in the middle of the bar, I don't get reasonable plots...
what is the best way to find the tension stress transmission along the bar?
Thank you





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RE: understanding stressing components in abaqus
So what you mean by loading all the nodes is that the bar has four corners (nodes) on the loading side, I will just apply 1 N in the y direction on each node, right?
then I will create a path a long any side or edge and plot the displacement in the x direction, and plot the reaction in the x direction along the same path... I don't understand how this can help in finding the tension force transmitted in the x direction? because it will just give the same S11 value that doesn't make sense, right?
I'm not sure but I think the main problem being where I create the path
thanks
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