ABAQUSTutorial Partmodule

1 Creating the plate

To create the plate (the base feature), you create a three-dimensional, deformable, shell Planar part and name it. You then sketch its profile (0.5 m 1.0 m).

1. StartAbaqus/CAE,andcreateanewmodeldatabase. 2. IntheModelTree,doubleclickthePartscontainertocreateanewpart. 3. NamethepartPlate.Changetothefollowingsettings: Athreedimensional,deformablebody Ashellplanarbasefeature 4. IntheApproximatesizetextfield,type2.Youwillbemodelingtheplateusingmetersfortheunitof length,anditsoveralllengthis1meter;therefore,2metersisasufficientlylargeapproximatesize forthepart.ClickContinuetocreatethepart. 5. 6. 7. 8. FromtheSketchertoolbox,selecttherectangletool . Sketchanarbitraryrectangle,andclickmousebutton2intheviewporttoexittherectangletool. Dimensionthelowerandleftedgessothatitis1mlongand0.5mhigh. Clickmousebutton2toexittheSketcher.

PropertyModule
1. CreateMaterialandnameit,forexample:Aluminum. Mechanical,Elastic,Youngsmodulus=70GPa,Poissonsratio=0.25. General,Density=2500kg/m3. 2. CreateSectionandnameit,forexample:Aluminum_section, Choose:Homogeneous,ShellSection,Thickness=3mm. 3. AssignSection,Assignsectiontoplate.

AssemblyModule
1. InstancePart,ChooseIndependent(MeshonInstance)=>OK

StepModule
1. Firstcreateasteptodeterminetheeigenfrequenciesandtheeigenmodes. Proceduretype:Linearperturbation,Frequency>Continue. ChooseNumberofeigenvaluesrequested:10

LoadModule
1. CreateBoundaryCondition,Symmetry/Antisymmetry/Encastre, Selectleftboundaryline. Chooseencastre(U1=U2=U3=UR1=UR2=UR3=0)=>OK

MeshModule
1. AssignMeshControl,Choose: ElementShape=>Quad Technique=>Structured 2. SeedPartInstance,ApproximateGlobalSize=0.05m. 3. MeshPartInstance=>Yes

JobModule
1. CreateJob=>Continue=>OK 2. JobManager=>Submit=>OK 3. Whentheanalysishascompleted,IntheJobManager=>Results

VisualizationModule
1. PlotContoursondeformedShape. Push tochoosewhicheigenmodetovisualize. Themodenumberandtheeigenfrequencyvalueisprintedonthescreen. 2. AnimatethemodesusingAnimate:Harmonic UnderAnimationOptions,ScaleFactor:Fullcycle.

Changeanalysistype
Steadystatesolutionfromharmonicloading
1. Inthestepmodule,StepManager,deletethefrequencystep. CreateProceduretype:Linearperturbation,Steadystatedynamics,Direct>Continue. ChooseScale:Linear Inthedatafield:chooseLowerFrequency1,UpperFrequency20,Numberofpoints20. 2. Intheloadmodule, CreateBoundaryCondition,Symmetry/Antisymmetry/Encastre, Selectleftboundaryline. Chooseencastre(U1=U2=U3=UR1=UR2=UR3=0)=>OK 3. CreateaConcentratedForceatthetwocornerpointsthatareoppositefromtheencastered boundary,Force=1000Ninthezdirection. 4. Remeshthepartifnecessary,runtheJobandshowtheresults.

Dynamicsolutionfromtransientloading
1. Inthestepmodule,StepManager,deletethesteadystatestep. CreateProceduretype:General,Dynamic,Implicit>Continue. Timeperiod:1 IntheIncrementationtab:chooseType:Automatic,Maximumnumberofincrements:1000, Incrementsize:Initial=0.01,Minimum=0.0001,Maximum=0.01. HalfStepresidualtolerance:500. 2. Intheloadmodule, CreateBoundaryCondition,ChooseDisplacement/Rotation Selectleftboundaryline. Typein:U3=0.01m,U1=U2=UR1=UR2=UR3=0. Amplitude:CreateSmoothstep:1:Time=0Amplitude=0;2:Time=0.05,Amplitude=1 Choosethecreatedamplitude. 3. RuntheJobandshowtheresults.