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Abaqus/CAE Truss Tutorial ProblemDescription:

Solve for displacements of the free node and the reaction forces of the truss structure shown in the figure. This is the sample problem from the lecture note example. Material is Steel with E = 210 GPa and =0.25.
1 kN

1000 mm2

1250 mm2

750 mm

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AnalysisSteps
1. StartAbaqusandchoosetocreateanewmodeldatabase 2. InthemodeltreedoubleclickonthePartsnode(orrightclickonpartsandselectCreate)

3. IntheCreatePartdialogbox(shownabove)namethepartand a. Select2DPlanar b. SelectDeformable c. SelectWire d. Setapproximatesize=1 e. ClickContinue 4. Createthegeometryshownbelow(notdiscussedhere)

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5. DoubleclickontheMaterialsnodeinthemodeltree

a. Namethenewmaterialandgiveitadescription b. ClickontheMechanicaltab Elasticity Elastic c. DefineYoungsModulusandPoissonsRatio(usebaseSIunits) i. WARNING:TherearenopredefinedsystemofunitswithinAbaqus,sotheuseris responsibleforensuringthatthecorrectvaluesarespecified d. ClickOK

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6. DoubleclickontheSectionsnodeinthemodeltree a. NamethesectionHorizontalBarandselectBeamforboththecategoryandTrussforthe type b. ClickContinue c. Selectthematerialcreatedabove(Steel) d. Setcrosssectionalarea=0.001(baseSIunits,m2) e. ClickOK

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f. RepeatfortheAngledBar i. Crosssectionalarea=0.00125 7. ExpandthePartsnodeinthemodeltree,expandthenodeofthepartjustcreated,anddoubleclick onSectionAssignments a. Selectthehorizontalportionofthegeometryintheviewport b. ClickDone c. SelecttheHorizontalBarsectioncreatedabove d. ClickOK

e. Repeatfortheangledportionofthegeoemetry 8. ExpandtheAssemblynodeinthemodeltreeandthendoubleclickonInstances a. SelectDependentfortheinstancetype b. ClickOK

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9. DoubleclickontheStepsnodeinthemodeltree a. Namethestep,settheproceduretoGeneral,andselectStatic,General b. ClickContinue c. Givethestepadescription d. ClickOK

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10. ExpandtheFieldOutputRequestsnodeinthemodeltree,andthendoubleclickonFOutput1(F Output1wasautomaticallygeneratedwhencreatingthestep) a. UncheckthevariablesStrainsandContact b. ClickOK

11. ExpandtheHistoryOutputRequestsnodeinthemodeltree,andthenrightclickonHOutput1(H Output1wasautomaticallygeneratedwhencreatingthestep)andselectDelete

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12. DoubleclickontheBCsnodeinthemodeltree a. NametheboundaryconditionedPinnedandselectDisplacement/Rotationforthetype b. ClickContinue c. Selecttheendpointsontheleft(shiftselect)andpressDoneinthepromptarea d. ChecktheU1andU2displacementsandsetthemto0 e. ClickOK

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13. DoubleclickontheLoadsnodeinthemodeltree a. NametheloadPointLoadandselectConcentratedforceasthetype b. ClickContinue c. SelectthevertexontherightandpressDoneinthepromptarea d. SpecifyCF2=1000 e. ClickOK

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14. InthemodeltreedoubleclickonMeshfortheTrusspart,andinthetoolboxareaclickonthe AssignElementTypeicon a. SelectStandardforelementtype b. SelectLinearforgeometricorder c. SelectTrussforfamily d. Notethatthenameoftheelement(B21)anditsdescriptionaregivenbelowtheelement controls e. ClickOK

15. InthetoolboxareaclickontheSeedEdge:ByNumbericon(holddownicontobringuptheother options)

a. SelecttheentiregeometryandclickDoneinthepromptarea b. Definethenumberofelementsalongtheedgesas1andclickEnterinthepromptregion, thenDoneinresponsetothenextprompt. c. 16. InthetoolboxareaclickontheMeshParticon a. ClickYesinthepromptarea

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17. InthemenubarselectView PartDisplayOptions a. OntheMeshtabcheckShownodelabelsandShowelementlabels b. ClickOK

18. InthemodeltreedoubleclickontheJobnode a. NamethejobTruss b. ClickContinue c. Givethejobadescription d. ClickOK

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19. Inthemodeltreerightclickonthejobjustcreated(Truss)andselectSubmit a. WhileAbaqusissolvingtheproblemrightclickonthejobsubmitted(Truss),andselect Monitor

b. IntheMonitorwindowcheckthattherearenoerrorsorwarnings i. Ifthereareerrors,investigatethecause(s)beforeresolving ii. Iftherearewarnings,determineifthewarningsarerelevant,somewarningscanbe safelyignored

20. Inthemodeltreerightclickonthesubmittedandsuccessfullycompletedjob(Truss),andselect Results

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21. InthemenubarclickonViewport ViewportAnnotationsOptions a. UnchecktheShowcompassoption b. ThelocationsofviewportitemscanbespecifiedonthecorrespondingtabintheViewport AnnotationsOptions c. ClickOK

22. Displaythedeformedcontourofthe(Von)Misesstressoverlaidwiththeundeformedgeometry a. Inthetoolboxareaclickonthefollowingicons i. PlotContoursonDeformedShape ii. AllowMultiplePlotStates iii. PlotUndeformedShape

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23. InthetoolboxareaclickontheCommonPlotOptionsicon a. NotethattheDeformationScaleFactorcanbesetontheBasictab b. OntheLabelstabcheckShowelementlabels,Shownodelabels,andShownode symbols c. ClickOK

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24. Todeterminethestressvalues,fromthemenubarclickTools Query ProbeValues,andclickOK. a. ChecktheboxeslabeledNodesandS,Mises b. Intheviewportmouseovertheelementofinterest c. NotethatAbaqusreportsstressvaluesfromtheintegrationpoints,whichmaydifferslightly fromthevaluesdeterminedbyprojectingvaluesfromthesurroundingintegrationpointsto thenodes i. Theminimumandmaximumstressvaluescontainedinthelegendarefromthe stressesprojectedtothenodes d. ClickonanelementtostoreitintheSelectedProbeValuesportionofthedialoguebox e. ClickCancel

25. Tochangetheoutputbeingdisplayed,inthemenubarclickonResults a. SelectSpatialdisplacementatnodes i. Component=U2 b. ClickOK

FieldOutput

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26. Tocreateatextfilecontainingthestresses,verticaldisplacements,andreactionforces(includingthe total),inthemenubarclickonReport FieldOutput a. Fortheoutputvariableselect(Von)Mises b. OntheSetuptabspecifythenameandthelocationforthetextfile c. UnchecktheColumntotalsoption d. ClickApply

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e. BackontheVariabletabchangethepositiontoUniqueNodal f. Uncheckthestressvariable,andselecttheU2spatialdisplacement g. ClickApply

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h. OntheVariabletab,uncheckSpatialdisplacementandselecttheRF2reactionforce i. OntheSetuptab,checktheColumntotalsoption j. ClickOK

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27. Openthe.rptfilewithanytexteditor a. Onethingtocheckisthatthetotaldownwardreactionforceisequaltotheappliedload (1,000N)

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