Unit Cell with Periodic Boundary Conditions in ANSYS

[tricha122]

Hi All,

Im having an issue with periodic boundary conditions applied to a unit cell consisting of a fibre embedded in a matrix.

I am attempting to evaluate the shear modulus by applying a homogeneous shear strain, calculating the average stress over the face, and then dividing.

The issue is at the cell corners - there appear to be too many boundary conditions for ansys to handle (i.e. too many master / slave interactions).

I have attached a ppt explaining my boundary conditions in more detail.

Any help would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks

 

[EnergyMix]

I can't open your file. Is there any way to post it in a different format?

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