Non linear incompressible elastic analysis
Non linear incompressible elastic analysis
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Hello all,
Someone in our department decided to change all our machines to run Ansys instead of Abacus. This isn't really a problem in itself, however all our experts don't have any knowledge of the new package and rather stupidly our extensive library is missing the manual. I've been bashing my head against a brick wall for some time now and with the deadline looming I'm in desperate need of help.
The problem is a bit difficult to go through on this board, so I'll point to "VM201: Rubber Cylinder Presses Between Two Plates" which can be found in the help. Could someone go through how they applied a series of step displacements and how they got Ansys to produce the Force vs Displacement graph?
Very Grateful regards
Will
Someone in our department decided to change all our machines to run Ansys instead of Abacus. This isn't really a problem in itself, however all our experts don't have any knowledge of the new package and rather stupidly our extensive library is missing the manual. I've been bashing my head against a brick wall for some time now and with the deadline looming I'm in desperate need of help.
The problem is a bit difficult to go through on this board, so I'll point to "VM201: Rubber Cylinder Presses Between Two Plates" which can be found in the help. Could someone go through how they applied a series of step displacements and how they got Ansys to produce the Force vs Displacement graph?
Very Grateful regards
Will





RE: Non linear incompressible elastic analysis
RE: Non linear incompressible elastic analysis
Regards
Will
RE: Non linear incompressible elastic analysis
http://dmtwww.epfl.ch/ims/micsys/ANSYS/verif/vm201.dat
could you explain whatthe purpose of coupling the top edge in the UY direction was and
/POST26
/AXLAB,Y,FORCE ! Label Y
/AXLAB,X,DISPLACEMENT ! Label X
NSOL,2,NCEN,U,Y
RFORCE,3,NCEN,F,Y
PROD,2,2,,,,,,-2
PROD,3,3,,,,,,-2
XVAR,2
PLVAR,3 ! PLOT DISPLACEMENT VS FORCE
PRVAR,2,3 ! PRINT DISPLACEMENT, FORCE
what this means? I have a rough idea but it keeps going wrong
RE: Non linear incompressible elastic analysis
I hope this could be useful for you:
1) The model represent 1/4 from entire section
That means the top edge is axe of symmetry and will be over entire process. Applying displacement on this edge (which simulates the displacement applied on top of the cylinder) will preserve the symmetry so this is the reason to couple all nodes from that edge on y direction.
2) About the commands listed:
/POST26
--> start time-history post-processor
/AXLAB,Y,FORCE ! Label Y
--> establish the label for Y axis in graphs as "FORCE"
/AXLAB,X,DISPLACEMENT ! Label X
--> establish the label for X axis in graphs
as "DISPLACEMENT"
NSOL,2,NCEN,U,Y
--> store in variable no. 2 the Y displacement of ncen
node (ncen node is the node at the intersection of
symmetry axes - see the command
*get,ncen,node,,num,min from vm201.dat file)
RFORCE,3,NCEN,F,Y
--> store the reaction force on Y in the same node in
the variable no. 3
PROD,2,2,,,,,,-2
--> in fact the displacement that will be used in graph
is the difference between vertical diameter before
and after the deformation
PROD,3,3,,,,,,-2
--> from symmetry condition about XZ plane the real
value of reaction will be twice than that
calculated and is used in absolute value
XVAR,2
--> establish that the plot will be f(variable no. 2)
(the time history post-processor use the TIME
(stored by start in variable no. 1) as default
variable of every function stored in variables from
2 up).
PLVAR,3 ! PLOT DISPLACEMENT VS FORCE
--> plot the variable no. 3 versus variable no. 2 it
means "force" versus "displacement"
PRVAR,2,3 ! PRINT DISPLACEMENT, FORCE
--> lists the variable no. 2 and 3
I believe that could be easy understood from ANSYS documentation.
Best regards,
Juzz
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Justin Onisoru
Researcher
Romanian Academy,
Institute of Solid Mechanics
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RE: Non linear incompressible elastic analysis
Grateful Regards
Will
RE: Non linear incompressible elastic analysis
I think I can draw the graph with all the relevant, but I don't get a line drawn, which I feel might be attributed to a lack of applied static displacements. I've applied a 4mm displacement at the moment, but want 0 - 4mm applied at 0.5mm increments, any ideas?
Regards
Will
RE: Non linear incompressible elastic analysis
You are already adviced how to do that. I intended to answer you but I see my mails first and I think now that is pointless.
We are both members of the same group of yahoo (xansys).
Best regards,
Juzz
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Justin Onisoru
Researcher
Romanian Academy,
Institute of Solid Mechanics
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