NX 11.0: Wrong beam deflection results
NX 11.0: Wrong beam deflection results
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Hi,
I am doing a simple problem of a beam fixed at both ends and carrying a uniform distribiuted load, material is steel. The results given by NX are different from the results I get using beam deflection formulas (Theoretical).
In attachments I have attached the beam problem, Beam theory formulas used to calculate deflection and results given by NX.
Since the Moment of Inertia, Modulus of Elasticity values are taken as given by NX itself, and also values of load and beam dimensions are displayed by NX itself , it does not make much sense why both the results are different.
Deflection (Y) given by beam theory is : 1.350E-5 mm and by NX is 2.286E-5 mm which is an error of 69 %.
Whereas the results for Bending stress is coming exactly same from both theory formulas and NX. Can anybody explain why am I getting theses kind of results.
Thanks,
Ashwani Thakur.
I am doing a simple problem of a beam fixed at both ends and carrying a uniform distribiuted load, material is steel. The results given by NX are different from the results I get using beam deflection formulas (Theoretical).
In attachments I have attached the beam problem, Beam theory formulas used to calculate deflection and results given by NX.
Since the Moment of Inertia, Modulus of Elasticity values are taken as given by NX itself, and also values of load and beam dimensions are displayed by NX itself , it does not make much sense why both the results are different.
Deflection (Y) given by beam theory is : 1.350E-5 mm and by NX is 2.286E-5 mm which is an error of 69 %.
Whereas the results for Bending stress is coming exactly same from both theory formulas and NX. Can anybody explain why am I getting theses kind of results.
Thanks,
Ashwani Thakur.





RE: NX 11.0: Wrong beam deflection results
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RE: NX 11.0: Wrong beam deflection results
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RE: NX 11.0: Wrong beam deflection results
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Joe
RE: NX 11.0: Wrong beam deflection results
@ rb1957, counln't get what you are saying, please elaborate.
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RE: NX 11.0: Wrong beam deflection results
I think the problem is shear deflections ... your web is quite large (3m long, 1/3rd m high) ... shear deflections need to be added to the flexural deflections you're using)
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RE: NX 11.0: Wrong beam deflection results
I'd've thought that the 1D beam element should match the beam theory.
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RE: NX 11.0: Wrong beam deflection results
Thanks.
RE: NX 11.0: Wrong beam deflection results
else calc the deflection due to shear
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RE: NX 11.0: Wrong beam deflection results
NX has written the following PBEAML property:
$* Property: PBEAML1
$* Section: I(1)
PBEAML 1 3 MSCBML0 I +
+ 340.0000250.0000250.0000 20.0000 20.0000 20.0000 0.0000 YES+
+ 1.000000340.0000250.0000250.0000 20.0000 20.0000 20.0000 0.0000
If you use "echo=punch" then you will see Nastran converts that to the following PBEAM:
PBEAM * 1 3 1.60000000E+04 3.01333333E+08
* 5.22833333E+07 0.00000000E+00 2.18666667E+06 0.00000000E+00
* 1.70000000E+02 1.25000000E+02 -1.70000000E+02 1.25000000E+02
* -1.70000000E+02 -1.25000000E+02 1.70000000E+02 -1.25000000E+02
* 3.75000000E-01 5.20833333E-01 0.00000000E+00 0.00000000E+00
* 0.00000000E+00 0.00000000E+00 1.33333333E+12 1.33333333E+12
* 0.00000000E+00 0.00000000E+00 0.00000000E+00 0.00000000E+00
* 0.00000000E+00 0.00000000E+00 0.00000000E+00 0.00000000E+00
If you set the shear factors(* 3.75000000E-01 5.20833333E-01) to zero and use that property entry, which will look like this:
PBEAM * 2 3 1.60000000E+04 3.01333333E+08
* 5.22833333E+07 0.00000000E+00 2.18666667E+06 0.00000000E+00
* 1.70000000E+02 1.25000000E+02 -1.70000000E+02 1.25000000E+02
* -1.70000000E+02 -1.25000000E+02 1.70000000E+02 -1.25000000E+02
* 0.00000000E+00 0.00000000E+00 0.00000000E+00 0.00000000E+00
* 0.00000000E+00 0.00000000E+00 1.33333333E+12 1.33333333E+12
* 0.00000000E+00 0.00000000E+00 0.00000000E+00 0.00000000E+00
* 0.00000000E+00 0.00000000E+00 0.00000000E+00 0.00000000E+00
I have attached the modified dat file for you to try. Also the note below is from the PBEAM documentation in the QRG, note 13:
13. The shear stiffness factors K1 andK2 adjust the effective transverse shear
cross-section area according to the Timoshenko beam theory. Their default
values of 1.0 approximate the effects of shear deformation. To neglect shear
deformation (i.e., to obtain the Bernoulli-Euler beam theory), the values of K1
and K2 should be set to 0.0.
Regards,
Joe
RE: NX 11.0: Wrong beam deflection results
2) can you see them if using NX thru FeMap ? (maybe we've found a FeMap angle ?)
3) If you zero the shear area (in the FeMap property input) does that zero these factors ?
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RE: NX 11.0: Wrong beam deflection results
Thanks,
Ashwani Thakur.