Abaqus/CAEVibrationsTutorial

ProblemDescription

Thetableframe,madeofsteelboxsections,isfixedattheendofeachleg.Determinethefirst10eigenvaluesand
naturalfrequencies.
WARNING:ThereisnopredefinedsystemofunitswithinAbaqus,sotheuserisresponsibleforensuringthatthe
correctvaluesarespecified.HereweuseSIunits

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AnalysisSteps
1. StartAbaqusandchoosetocreateanewmodeldatabase
2. InthemodeltreedoubleclickonthePartsnode(orrightclickonpartsandselectCreate)

3. IntheCreatePartdialogbox(shownabove)namethepartand
a. Select3D
b. SelectDeformable
c. SelectWire
d. Setapproximatesize=5(Notimportant,determinessizeofgridtodisplay)
e. ClickContinue
f. Createthesketchshownbelow

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4. InthetoolboxareaclickontheCreateDatumPlane:OffsetFromPrinciplePlaneicon
a. SelecttheXYPlaneandenteravalueof1fortheoffset

5. InthetoolboxareaclickontheCreateWire:Planaricon
a. Clickontheoutlineofthedatumplanecreatedinthepreviousstep
b. Selectanyoneofthelinestoappearverticalandontheright
c. InthetoolboxareaclickontheProjectEdgesicon
d. SelectallofthelinesintheviewportandclickDone

6. InthetoolboxareaclickontheCreateDatumPlane:3pointsicon(clickonthesmallblacktriangleinthe
bottomrightcorneroftheicontogetallofthedatumplaneoptions)
a. Select3pointsonthetopofthegeometry

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7. InthetoolboxareaclickontheCreateWire:Planaricon
a. Clickontheoutlineofthedatumplanecreatedinthepreviousstep
b. Selectanyoneofthelinestoappearverticalandontheright
c. Sketchtwolinestoconnectfinishthewireframeofthetable
d. ClickonDone

8. DoubleclickontheMaterialsnodeinthemodeltree

a. Namethenewmaterialandgiveitadescription
b. ClickontheMechanicaltabElasticityElastic
c. DefineYoungsModulus(210e9)andPoissonsRatio(0.25)

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d. ClickontheGeneraltabDensity
e. Density=7800
f. ClickOK
9. DoubleclickontheProfilesnodeinthemodeltree
a. NametheprofileandselectBoxfortheshape
b. ClickContinue
c. Enterthevaluesfortheprofileshownbelow
d. ClickOK

10. DoubleclickontheSectionsnodeinthemodeltree
a. NamethesectionBeamPropertiesandselectBeamforboththecategoryandthetype
b. ClickContinue
c. LeavethesectionintegrationsettoDuringAnalysis
d. Selecttheprofilecreatedabove(BoxProfile)
e. Selectthematerialcreatedabove(Steel)
f. ClickOK

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11. ExpandthePartsnodeinthemodeltree,expandthenodeofthepartjustcreated,anddoubleclickon
SectionAssignments
a. Selecttheentiregeometryintheviewport
b. Selectthesectioncreatedabove(BeamProperties)
c. ClickOK

12. ExpandtheAssemblynodeinthemodeltreeandthendoubleclickonInstances
a. SelectDependentfortheinstancetype
b. ClickOK

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13. DoubleclickontheStepsnodeinthemodeltree
a. Namethestep,settheproceduretoLinearperturbation,andselectFrequency
b. ClickContinue
c. Givethestepadescription
d. SelectLanczosfortheEigensolver
e. SelecttheradiobuttonValueunderNumberofeigenvaluesrequestedandenter10
f. ClickOK

14. DoubleclickontheBCsnodeinthemodeltree
a. NametheboundaryconditionedFixedandselectSymmetry/Antisymmetry/Encastreforthetype
b. ClickContinue
c. SelecttheendofeachlegandpressDoneinthepromptarea
d. SelectENCASTREfortheboundarycondition(ENCASTREmeanscompletelyfixed/clamped)
e. ClickOK

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15. InthemodeltreedoubleclickonMeshfortheTableframepart,andinthetoolboxareaclickontheAssign
ElementTypeicon
a. SelectStandardforelementtype
b. SelectLinearforgeometricorder
c. SelectBeamforfamily
d. ClickOK

16. InthetoolboxareaclickontheSeedParticon
a. Settheapproximateglobalsizeto0.1

17. InthetoolboxareaclickontheMeshParticon
a. ClickYesinthepromptarea

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18. InthemenubarselectViewPartDisplayOptions
a. ChecktheRenderbeamprofilesoption
b. ClickOK

19. ChangetheModuletoProperty
a. ClickontheAssignBeamOrientationicon
b. SelecttheportionsofthegeometrythatareperpendiculartotheZaxis
c. ClickDoneinthepromptarea
d. Acceptthedefaultvalueoftheapproximaten1direction(0,0,1)
e. ClickOKinthepromptarea

f.

SelecttheportionsofthegeometrythatareparalleltotheZaxis

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g. ClickDoneinthepromptarea
h. EnteravectorthatisperpendiculartotheZaxisfortheapproximaten1direction(i.e.0,1,0)

i. ClickOKfollowedbyDoneinthepromptarea
20. InthemodeltreedoubleclickontheJobnode
j. NamethejobTableFrame
k. ClickContinue
l. Givethejobadescription
m. ClickOK

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21. Inthemodeltreerightclickonthejobjustcreated(TableFrame)andselectSubmit
n. WhileAbaqusissolvingtheproblemrightclickonthejobsubmitted(TableFrame),andselectMonitor

o. IntheMonitorwindowcheckthattherearenoerrorsorwarnings
i. Ifthereareerrors,investigatethecause(s)beforeresolving
ii. Iftherearewarnings,determineifthewarningsarerelevant,somewarningscanbesafely
ignored

22. Inthemodeltreerightclickonthesubmittedandsuccessfullycompletedjob(TableFrame),andselectResults

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23. InthemenubarclickonViewportViewportAnnotationsOptions
p. ThelocationsofviewportitemscanbespecifiedonthecorrespondingtabintheViewportAnnotations
Options
q. ClickOK

24. Displaythedeformedcontouroverlaidwiththeundeformedgeometry
r. Inthetoolboxareaclickonthefollowingicons
iii. PlotContoursonDeformedShape
iv. AllowMultiplePlotStates
v. PlotUndeformedShape

25. InthemenubarclickonResultsStep/Frame
s. ChangethemodebydoubleclickingintheFrameportionofthewindow
t. Observetheeigenvaluesandfrequencies
u. Leavethedialogueboxopentobeabletoswitchthemodeshapeswhileanimating

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26. InthetoolboxareaclickonAnimationOptions
v. ChangetheModetoSwing
w. ClickOK
x. AnimatebyclickingonAnimate:ScaleFactoriconinthetoolboxarea

27. ClickonadifferentFrameintheStep/Framedialogueboxtochangethemode
28. ExpandtheTableFrame.odbnodeintheresulttree,expandtheHistoryOutputnode,andrightclickon
Eigenfrequency:
y. SelectSaveAs
z. Name=Frequencies

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aa. RepeatforEigenvalue
bb. ObservetheXYDatanodesintheresulttree

29. InthemenubarclickonReportXY

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Selectfrom=AllXYdata
HighlightEigenvalues
ClickontheSetuptab
ClickSelectandspecifythedesirednameandlocationofthereport
ClickApply
ClickontheXYDatatab
HighlightFrequencies
ClickOK

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30. Openthereport(.rptfile)withanytexteditor

Note:Eigenvaluesthatareidenticalindicatesimilarvibrationmodes,activatedindifferentplanes.

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