Simulation of Walkway

Date: Friday, August 6, 2021

Designer: QUANG.H
Study name: FEA
Analysis type: Static

Table of Contents
Description .......................................... 1
Model Information ................................. 3
Study Properties .................................... 4
Units ................................................. 4
Material Properties ................................ 5
Loads and Fixtures ................................. 6
Description Connector Definitions ............................. 6
No Data Contact Information ............................... 7
Mesh information ................................... 9
Sensor Details ...................................... 10
Resultant Forces .................................. 10
Beams ............................................... 10
Study Results ...................................... 11
Conclusion .......................................... 14

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Specification

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Model Information
Document Name and
Treated As Volumetric Properties
Reference
Mass:0.0336514 kg
Volume:1.25565e-05 m^3
Solid Body Density:2,680 kg/m^3
Weight:0.329784 N

Mass:0.0336514 kg
Volume:1.25565e-05 m^3
Solid Body Density:2,680 kg/m^3
Weight:0.329784 N

Mass:0.0336514 kg
Volume:1.25565e-05 m^3
Solid Body Density:2,680 kg/m^3
Weight:0.329784 N

Mass:0.0336514 kg
Volume:1.25565e-05 m^3
Solid Body Density:2,680 kg/m^3
Weight:0.329784 N

Mass:0.39597 kg
Volume:0.00014775 m^3
Solid Body Density:2,680 kg/m^3
Weight:3.88051 N

Mass:0.39597 kg
Volume:0.00014775 m^3
Solid Body Density:2,680 kg/m^3
Weight:3.88051 N

Mass:12.864 kg
Volume:0.0048 m^3
Solid Body Density:2,680 kg/m^3
Weight:126.067 N

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Study Properties
Study name FEA
Analysis type Static
Mesh type Solid Mesh
Thermal Effect: On
Thermal option Include temperature loads
Zero strain temperature 298 Kelvin
Include fluid pressure effects from Off
SOLIDWORKS Flow Simulation
Solver type Direct sparse solver
Inplane Effect: Off
Soft Spring: Off
Inertial Relief: Off
Incompatible bonding options Automatic
Large displacement Off
Compute free body forces On
Friction Off
Use Adaptive Method: Off

Units
Unit system: SI (MKS)
Length/Displacement mm
Temperature Kelvin
Angular velocity Rad/sec
Pressure/Stress N/m^2

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Material Properties
Model Reference Properties
Name: 5052-H32
Model type: Linear Elastic Isotropic
Default failure Max von Mises Stress
criterion:
Yield strength: 1.95x108 MPa
Tensile strength: 2.3x108 MPa
Elastic modulus: 7x1010 MPa
Poisson's ratio: 0.33
Mass density: 2,680 kg/m^3
Shear modulus: 2.59x1010 MPa
Thermal expansion 2.38e-05 /Kelvin
coefficient:

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Loads and Fixtures
Fixture name Fixture Image Fixture Details
Entities: 1 edge(s), 1 face(s)
Type: Fixed Geometry

Fixed-1

Resultant Forces
Components X Y Z Resultant
Reaction force(N) -1.90735e-06 1,316.45 2.74181e-05 1,316.45
Reaction Moment(N.m) 0 0 0 0

Entities: 4 face(s)
Type: Fixed Geometry

Fixed-2

Resultant Forces
Components X Y Z Resultant
Reaction force(N) 0.000176907 -116.453 2.38419e-07 116.453
Reaction Moment(N.m) 0 0 0 0

Load name Load Image Load Details

Entities: 1 face(s)
Type: Apply normal force
Value: 1,200 N
Force-1

Connector Definitions
No Data

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Contact Information

Contact Contact Image Contact Properties

Type: No Penetration
contact pair
Entities: 6 face(s)
Advanced: Node to
Contact Set-1
surface

Contact/Friction force
Components X Y Z Resultant
Contact Force(N) 0 -116.45 0 116.45

Type: No Penetration
contact pair
Entities: 2 face(s)
Advanced: Node to
Contact Set-2
surface

Contact/Friction force
Components X Y Z Resultant
Contact Force(N) 0 5.3291E-13 0 5.3291E-13

Type: No Penetration
contact pair
Entities: 3 face(s)
Advanced: Node to
Contact Set-3
surface

Contact/Friction force
Components X Y Z Resultant
Contact Force(N) 9.77E-15 0 0 9.77E-15

Type: No Penetration
contact pair
Entities: 3 face(s)
Advanced: Node to
Contact Set-4
surface

Contact/Friction force
Components X Y Z Resultant

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 Contact Force(N) 6.3061E-14 0 0 6.3061E-14

Type: No Penetration
contact pair
Entities: 8 face(s)
Advanced: Node to
Contact Set-6
surface

Contact/Friction force
Components X Y Z Resultant
Contact Force(N) 0 -1,200 0 1,200

Type: Bonded
Components: 1 Solid Body (s)
Options: Compatible
mesh
Component Contact-1

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Mesh information
Mesh type Solid Mesh
Mesher Used: Standard mesh
Automatic Transition: Off
Include Mesh Auto Loops: On
Jacobian points 4 Points
Element Size 9.97228 mm
Tolerance 0.498614 mm
Mesh Quality Plot High
Remesh failed parts with incompatible mesh On

Mesh information - Details

Total Nodes 221500
Total Elements 112979
Maximum Aspect Ratio 58.508
% of elements with Aspect Ratio < 3 54.5
% of elements with Aspect Ratio > 10 14.4
% of distorted elements(Jacobian) 0
Time to complete mesh(hh;mm;ss): 00:01:33
Computer name:

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Sensor Details
No Data

Resultant Forces
Reaction forces
Selection set Units Sum X Sum Y Sum Z Resultant
Entire Model N 0.000173569 1,200 2.74181e-05 1,200

Reaction Moments
Selection set Units Sum X Sum Y Sum Z Resultant
Entire Model N.m 0 0 0 0

Beams
No Data

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Study Results

Name Type Min Max

Stress1 VON: von Mises Stress 1.933x102 MPa 5.811x107 MPa
Node: 25640 Node: 104462

Assem2-Static 1-Stress-Stress1

YIELD STRENGTH: 1.95x108 MPa

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Name Type Min Max
Displacement1 URES: Resultant Displacement 0.00 mm 10.71 mm
Node: 79 Node: 87740

Assem2-Static 1-Displacement-Displacement1

Name Type Min Max

Strain1 ESTRN: Equivalent Strain 1.314x10-9 7.064x10-4
Element: 9108 Element: 85448

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 Assem2-Static 1-Strain-Strain1

Name Type
Displacement1{1} Deformed shape

Assem2-Static 1-Displacement-Displacement1{1}

Name Type Min Max

Factor of Safety1 Automatic 3.356 1.009x106
Node: 104462 Node: 25640

Assem2-Static 1-Factor of Safety-Factor of Safety1

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Conclusion
Based on FEA, we can clearly see two things:

+ Min FOS = 3.4 > 3 (for load 1200N ≈ 120Kg).

+ Max stress (5.811x107 MPa) is smaller than yield strength (1.95x108 MPA).

=> This means that walkway is work well with 120Kg.

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