FEA Workshop 1

Solid Mechanics MCEN90026, Semester 2 2022

Poorya Shaghaghi
poorya.shaghaghi@unimelb.edu.au

Ryan Tiew
etiew@student.unimelb.edu.au

Yihang Yu
yihangy@student.unimelb.edu.au

Zhou Fang
zhouf1@student.unimelb.edu.au
 Key Dates

• FEA mid-semester test (15%): short test on FE theory

• 16/08/2022, Tuesday

• FEA Modelling Projects (35%): group of (max) 2

people, theory/practice on 2 projects:
• Assignment release date: Wednesday, 17/08/2022
• Assignment deadline: Friday, 21/10/2022
 Resources

• Abaqus
• Teaching licence (in all engineering teaching labs): 20,000 nodes

• Abaqus student edition (FREE): 1,000 nodes

Download for free from http://academy.3ds.com/software/simulia/abaqus-student-edition/

• If you have technical doubts on Abaqus:

• Abaqus Documentation: start with the two Get Started with Abaqus;
• https://polymerfem.com/forum.php;
• http://imechanica.org/;
• http://www.eng-tips.com/index.cfm
 Learning Outcomes

• Becoming familiar with Abaqus graphical user interface (GUI)

• Steps to create a model in Abaqus

• Creating an interactive 3D model to simulate deformation of

a simply supported beam under uniform load
 Workflow in Abaqus

1. Creating geometry (using Part Module)

2. Defining the material and stress-strain relationship (using Material Module)

3. Assembling the created parts (using Assembly Module)

4. Defining the analysis type (Using Step Module)

5. Defining interactions/contacts between the parts (using Interaction

Module)

6. Applying loads and boundary conditions (using Load Module)

7. Determining type/size/shape of elements (using Mesh Module)

8. Running the simulation (using Job Module)

9. Analysing the results (using Visualization Module)

 Abaqus CAE GUI

Menu Bar

Main Tools Bar

Model & 3D View

Result Trees Toolbar 3D View

Message and Script Area

 Tips 1-Consistency of Units!

Property SI CGS MPA

Mass [kg] [g] [tonne]
Length [m] [cm] [mm]
• Abaqus does Time [s] [s] [s]
not keep Temperature [K] [K] [K]
track of units Velocity [m/s] [cm/s] [mm/s]
Acceleration [m/s^2] [cm/s^2] [mm/s^2]
• Choose one Force [N] [dyn] [N]
consistent set Moment [N*m] [dyn*cm] [N*mm]
of variables Pressure [Pa] [Ba] [MPa]
Density [Kg/m^3] [g/cm^3] [tonne/mm^3]
Energy [J] [erg] [mJ]
Heat Flow [W] [erg/s] [mW]
 Tips 2-Save your eyes!

• ABAQUS font size is annoying small:

Viewport  Viewport Annotation Options 

 Triad  Set Label Font…  Size 14 points  Check
everything in Apply to  Apply
 Trick 3-Mouse Navigation

• To move and rotate your part, click CTRL+ALT+central button

of the mouse and move, and CTRL+ALT+left button of the
mouse and move

• If you prefer Solidworks method:

Tools  Options  View Manipulation  Choose your favourite

 3D Beam in Abaqus

DEMONSTRATION
 3D Beam in Abaqus

A rectangular cantilever beam is under the action of uniform

distributed load 𝜎𝜎 = 0.5 𝑀𝑀𝑀𝑀𝑀𝑀 on its top face. The left-end
face is fixed as shown in below. The beam is presumed to
be linear elastic and made of steel (𝐸𝐸𝑌𝑌 = 209 𝐺𝐺𝐺𝐺𝐺𝐺, 𝜈𝜈 = 0.3).
The beam dimensions are given.

What is the stress distribution and maximum stress and

displacement in this beam?
 Cantilever Beam
• MPA system

𝐿𝐿 = 200 𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚
𝑤𝑤 = 12.5 𝑀𝑀𝑀𝑀𝑀𝑀 . 𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚
𝑏𝑏 = 25 𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚
𝐸𝐸 = 209𝑒𝑒𝑒 𝑀𝑀𝑀𝑀𝑀𝑀
𝜈𝜈 = 0.3
𝑎𝑎 = 20 𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚 𝑦𝑦 𝑤𝑤𝐿𝐿4 12.5 ∗ 2004
𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚 = = = 0.71 𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚
8 𝐸𝐸𝐸𝐸 8 ∗ 209𝑒𝑒3 ∗ 16666.67
𝑀𝑀𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚 𝑏𝑏 3 𝑤𝑤𝑙𝑙 2
𝜎𝜎𝑒𝑒 = ± = ± = ±30 Mpa
2𝐼𝐼 4 𝑏𝑏 3
EXERCISE
 Ex1: Simply-Supported Beam

• Beam of length l
• Uniform load w

• Boundary conditions for simple-support

• One end is fixed, the other can move along the beam axis
• Rotation is not constrained
 Ex1: Simply-Supported Beam
• MPA system

𝑙𝑙 = 1 𝑚𝑚 5 𝑤𝑤𝑙𝑙4 15 𝑤𝑤𝑙𝑙 4
𝑤𝑤 = 5 𝑘𝑘𝑘𝑘/𝑚𝑚 𝑦𝑦𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚 = − = − = −0.59 𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚
384 𝐸𝐸𝐸𝐸 96 𝐸𝐸𝑏𝑏 4
𝑏𝑏 = 50 𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚 𝑀𝑀𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚 𝑏𝑏 3 𝑤𝑤𝑙𝑙 2
𝜎𝜎𝑒𝑒 = ± = ± = ±30 Mpa
𝐸𝐸 = 211 𝐺𝐺𝐺𝐺𝐺𝐺 2𝐼𝐼 4 𝑏𝑏 3
𝜈𝜈 = 0.28 𝜎𝜎𝑒𝑒
𝜀𝜀𝑒𝑒 = ± = ±142 � 10−6
𝜎𝜎𝑦𝑦 = 620 𝑀𝑀𝑀𝑀𝑀𝑀 𝐸𝐸
 Ex2: Monitor stand

• 6061-T6 Aluminium alloy

• Half stand is modelled
• Mirror-symmetry used
for results
• Supports 14 kg
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