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MSC/PATRAN TUTORIAL # 1
MODELING A BAR PROBLEM
I. THE PHYSICAL PROBLEM
In the simple bar problem below, there are three separate sections of the bar.
Each section has different properties. The following properties apply, Al
ã
Aluminum, St
ã
Steel, E for Steel = 200 E9 Pa, E for Al = 70 E9 Pa
All Bars have square cross section and the right and left ends of the bar are
built in. The force "F" = 9000 Newtons
F
Al
Al
St
The 2-d model of the problem is shown below.
St
Al
F
1 cm
Al
2 cm
5cm
F
5 cm
5 cm
10cm
2
II. THINKING ABOUT THE MECHANICS
The analytic solution for stresses and displacements for this problem is readily available.
Any Mechanics of Materials text will provide equations for the displacements and
stresses throughout the bar. The problem is indeterminant because there are two
reactions (one at each wall) and only one relevant equilibrium equation (
=
0
The normal stress due to axial loading is given by :
s
xx
=
P
A
, where P is the internal force in the axial direction and A is the cross sectional
PL
area of the bar. The displacements are computed from
u
=
here L is the bar’s length
AE
and E is the Elastic (Young’s) modulus.
Some basic questions to consider before creating the computational model are:
1.
Where will the stresses be tensile and where will they be compressive?
2.
What will be the magnitude and direction of the reaction forces?
3.
Where will the displacements be greatest?
4.
How do the displacements vary along the length (linear, quadratic etc.)?
5.
What will the local effect of the concentrated load be on the stresses?
6.
Is the model fully constrained from rigid body rotations and displacements?
Answering these questions qualitatively, along with the quantitative analytical solutions
for the stresses and displacements, will provide reinforcement that your computational
model is correctly constructed.
III. GEOMETRIC AND FINITE ELEMENT MODEL
Some general notes on PATRAN:
A general finite element analysis can be broken down into 3 principle tasks;
preprocessing, analysis and post processing. The preprocessing task includes building the
geometric model, building the finite element model, giving these elements the correct
properties, setting the boundary conditions and loading conditions and finally, assembling
these elements into a connected structure for analysis. The analysis stage simply solves
for the unknown degrees of freedom, as well as reactions and stresses. In the
postprocessing stage, the results are evaluated and displayed. The accuracy of these
results is postulated during this postprocessing task.
The Patran and Nastran software together perform all 3 of the principle tasks of a finite
element analysis. The pre and post processors are unique to PATRAN itself. However,
this package allows the user to do the actual solution analysis on a variety of different
packages. At many sites you have the option of using the MSC/Nastran package, which is
probably the most widely used solver in industry. Many of the other packages
commonly used in industrial settings (ABAQUAS, ANSYS, MARC) are also compatible
with PATRAN.
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F
).
Therefore, it is necessary to use the Mechanics of materials (stress and or displacement)
equations as well as the force equilibrium equations to solve the problem.
IV. FINITE ELEMENT THEORY
The exact details of the formulation of the rod elements in MSC/Nastran is given in the
MSC/Nastran manuals and is somewhat lengthy. However, the basic formulation of an
isoparametric 2 node rod element is not difficult and will provide us with sufficient
background information to begin to understand the convergence and other accuracy
studies. This basic form can be found in any standard text of finite element analysis. For
Example see Finite Element Modeling for Stress Analysis, by R.D. Cook, John Wiley &
Sons, 1995.
V. STEP BY STEP INSTRUCTIONS FOR MODELING THE BAR PROBLEM
USING MSC/PATRAN
Unless you have used the PATRAN software numerous times in the past, the steps shown
below should be followed exactly. However, in order to prepare you to do independent
finite element work using PATRAN in the future, you are encouraged to go back after
you have completed the assignment and investigate modeling options using different
PATRAN selections. Also, I encourage you to take notes as you go through this exercise
in order to prepare for the time when you will be asked "build a certain geometric
structure" or "apply a certain type of boundary condition" with out being given the
specific steps for carrying out this task.
The MSC/Patran program is menu driven much in the same way that most Windows
programs are driven. Selecting a category from a menu may result in a pull down set of
options or in a subordinate menu. Selections in menus may be in the form of buttons to
turn on or off, or in the form of boxes which require text. Text entered into boxes may be
changed by positioning the cursor at the point of text insertion and either typing the new
text or erasing the incorrect text. A standard finite element analysis normally proceeds
across the top menus starting with Geometry and ending with Results. Selecting one of
these top menus results in a set of menus which allow you to complete that task in the
analysis process. Generally, it is best to attempt to proceed from the top of these menus
toward the bottom, answering questions as you go.
Preliminaries for using MSC Patran and Nastran normally include:
1) Log in to the machine.
2) Change to the directory that you wish to contain your results.
3) To start the program MSC/Patran, click on Start/Programs/MSC(common) and choose
MSC Patran 90.
In the instructions below, the following abbreviations and terms will be used:
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TM = Top Menu
. This refers to the horizontal menu options residing at the top of the
screen after PATRAN has been initiated.
RM = Right Menu
. This refers to the menus that pop up after an option has been chosen
from the top menu. These menus reside on the far right side of the PATRAN desktop.
SM = Subordinate Menu
. This referees to the menus that pop up from options selected
in the right menu.
Click =
Unless otherwise stated, this indicates a click with the left mouse button.
Boldface
will indicate text that occurs in the PATRAN menus.
Italics
text will indicate text that you must enter into text boxes in the PATRAN menus or
text that you choose in a menu scroll box.
Our first step is to create a new database:
From the TM choose
File
A SM called
New Database
pops up
Turn off (no check)
Modify Preferences
If the new database for has come up showing a directory on a
remote computer (as opposed to a directory on the local machine),
then switch the directory to the local directory c:\MSC
Under
New Database Name
enter
bar.db
Click
OK
The geometry of the structure will be determined next:
From the TM choose
Geometry
A RM called
Geometry
will result
Set
Action
=
Create
Object
=
Point
Method
=
XYZ
Set the
Point ID
list to
1
Set
Reference Coordinate Frame
to
Coord 0
Turn off the
Auto Execute
button
Enter the following into the point coordinates list:
[0,0,0] [.05,0,0] [.10,0,0] [.20,0,0]
(note that PATRAN will accept either commas or blanks as separators
between coordinates)
Click
Apply
( At this point 4 points should appear on your "bar.db - default_viewport - default_group
- entity" main viewport)
The next job is to connect these points to form 3 lines:
While still in the
Geometry
RM,
Set
Action
=
Create
Object
=
Curve
Turn off the
Auto Execute
button if it is on
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In the resulting pull down menu choose
New
Method
=
Point
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