BUCKLING ANALYSIS OF

CONNECTING ROD
Preferences → Structural → OK
Preprocessor → Element type → Add/Edit/Delete → Solid
→ Quad 4 node 182 → Apply → Brick 8node 185 → OK
Material Props → Material models → Structural → Linear →
Elastic → isotropic → Ex = 30e6, PRXY = 0.3 → OK
Modeling → Create → Keypoints →
In Active CS →
(1) X = 2.5, Y=0.5 → Apply

(2) X = 3.25, Y=0.4 → Apply

(3) X = 4, Y=0.33 → Apply

(4) X = 4.75, Y= 0.28 → OK

Modeling→ Create→ area → circle → by dimension
RAD1 Outer radius = 1.4
RAD2 Optional inner radius = 1
THETA1 Starting angle (degrees) = 0
THETA2 Ending angle (degrees) = 180 → Apply
Modeling→ Create→ area → circle → by dimension
RAD1 Outer radius = 1.4
RAD2 Optional inner radius = 1
THETA1 Starting angle (degrees) = 45
THETA2 Ending angle (degrees) = 180 → OK
Utility menu → Work plane→ offset WP to → XYZ Locations +
Utility menu → Work plane→ change Active CS to → Working
plane
Modeling→ Create→ area → circle → by dimension
RAD1 Outer radius = 0.7
RAD2 Optional inner radius = 0.4
THETA1 Starting angle (degrees) = 0
THETA2 Ending angle (degrees) = 180 → Apply
Modeling→ Create→ area → circle → by dimension
RAD1 Outer radius = 0.7
RAD2 Optional inner radius = 0.4
THETA1 Starting angle (degrees) = 135
THETA2 Ending angle (degrees) = 180 → OK
Modeling→ Operate → Booleans → Overlap → Areas

First select left group of areas (Apply)

Next select right group of areas (OK)
Utility menu → Work plane→ change Active CS to → Global
Cylindrical
Modeling → Create → lines → Splines → Spline thru KPs

1st KP

2nd KP 3rd KP 4th KP 5th KP 6th KP

Modeling → Create → lines → Straight Line

2nd KP
1st KP
Utility menu → Plot ctrls → Numbering → set Line numbers
→ Click On → OK
Utility menu → Plot → Lines
Modeling → create → Areas → Arbitrary → By Lines (Pick the
four lines)
Modeling → Operate → Booleans → Add → Areas → Pick All
Utility menu → workplane → change Active CS to → Global
Cartesian
Modeling → Reflect → Areas → Pick All
Select X-Z plane Y → OK
Modeling → Operate → Booleans → Add → Areas → Pick All
Modeling → Operate → Extrude → Area → Along Normal
(select area, Apply, length of Extrusion = 0.5)
Meshing → Mesh Tool → Click Mesh → Pick All
Meshing → Mesh Tool → Click Mesh → Pick All
Solution→ Analysis Type → New Analysis → Select Static → OK
Solution→ Define Loads → Apply → Structural → Displacement
→ On Areas → Apply → All DOF → OK
Solution→ Define Loads → Apply → Structural → Pressure →
On Areas → Apply → Value = 31500 → OK
Solve → current LS → OK →
Solution→ Analysis Type → New Analysis → Select Eigen
Buckling → OK
Solution→ Analysis Options → No. of modes to extrac = 5 → OK
Solution→ Load Step Opts → Expansion Pass → Single Expand
→ Expand Modes → No. of modes to expand = 5 → OK
Solve → current LS → OK →
General Post processor → Read Results → First set → Go to
main tool bar → Plot Ctrls → Animate → Deformed Results →
DOF Solution (Left side) → Select USUM (Right side) → OK