ok, here is my problem.the curved beam with large displacements on converges if i apply on an internal pressure but whn i apply an additional compressive load on the ends of the beam it doesnt converge.any idea as to why? thanks.
hi there thomas..i do get some results..like it solves till 0.6 and then it dsnt converge at all. i wonder why it happens. and also one more question. how to handle crumbling of the elements when runnin a modal analysis? any idea? Thanks.
Hello, I am using MSC Nastran. When in run the analysis without large displacement on it runs fine. I am using PCOMP as it is a honeycomb curved panel. I used 20 increments, and 40 step.played around it a bit. I also set the k6rot value to 1e5.it runs for few steps and then dsnt converge. So,how...
hi..thnx for ur reply. actually there is no free body motionm as one end is allowed to translate in the x-direction alone and constrianed in y and Z while the other end is pinned. its non-linear due to large deflection. Is there any other setting which could resolve this issue?
Hello, I am running a simple curved sandwhich panel with large displacements on. the boundary conditions are : it is pinned on one end and allowed to translate on the other.I have applid pressure to the inner surface of the beam. It is a non-linear analysis and i am not able to get it converged...
ooopss..i found it out..got to go to the command
mesh>mesh control> mesh points on surface.
i have another question tho.if there are cirlces in my model how do i do an effective quad meshin insteadof tri.right now am gettin weird mesh around the curved region.Thanks.
I wanted certain nodes at certain location in my model so i went ahead and created nodes at these locations. But when i mesh the surface the nodes which i have created are not connected to any of the elements. Is there a way in femap to create elements such a way that the nodes are used to form...
GBor, thanks for your reply. I actually found a way to create a circular cut out on a 2 dimensional model.
Geometry>curve from surface> project and delete>surface are the commands used for this purpose. Thanks.
I have used spring element as panel pins in my analysis. But when the .nas file is written it is generating CROD card instead of CELAS2 card which is meant for spring elements. Even the spring property that i have defined is not generated. Can anybody tell me why this is happening. Thanks.
the advanced geometry engine is active and if i switch it off it is not letting me get into the solid section at all.So, how do i just cut a hole on a 2d-plate.I have tried lot of things but it isnt working.Like i used solid feature but since my geometry is 2d in nature its not allowing me to...
what i meant was ,if i have a plate with a hole how do i model that hole on the plate.the plate is 2-dimensional.so in the modeling even before meshing how do i create this hole on the plate.Thanks
