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The process of dividing the model into small pieces is called meshing. The behavior of each element is well-known under all possible support and load scenarios. The finite element method uses elements with different shapes. Elements share common points called nodes.
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Linear static load analysis (SimulationXpress) (Includes many limitations)
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Stress analysis due to static loads - Static studies calculate
displacements, reaction forces, strains, stresses, and factor of safety distribution. A factor of safety less than unity indicates part failure. Large factors of safety in a contiguous region indicate low stresses and that you can probably remove some material from this region.
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Thermal analysis - Thermal studies calculate temperatures, temp.
gradients, and heat flow considering heat generation, conduction, convection, and radiation conditions. Thermal studies can help in avoiding undesirable thermal conditions like overheating and melting.
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Fatigue analysis - Repeated (cyclic) loading weakens objects
over time even when the induced stresses are considerably less than allowable stress. The number of cycles to failure depends on the material and the stress fluctuations. This information, is provided by a curve called the S-N curve (stress vs number of cycle to failure). Fatigue studies evaluate the consumed life of an object based on fatigue events and S-N curves.
Drop Test Studies - Drop test studies evaluate the effect of dropping
the design on a rigid floor. The dropping distance or the velocity at the time of impact, in addition to gravity, can be specified. The program solves a dynamic problem as a function of time. Due to the large amount of data, the program saves results at certain instants and locations as instructed before running the analysis. It is possible to plot and graph displacements, velocities, accelerations, strains, and stresses. 10 Mechanical Engineering Dept. Ken Youssefi
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Draft quality
High quality
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Certain shapes can be modeled using either solid or shell elements such as a plate.
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Mixed Mesh
This option is available only if you have a solid body in the document. It is possible to create shells as well as solids. When meshing, the software creates shells with shell elements and solids with tetrahedral solid elements. Use this option if the model
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Automatic Meshing
When you mesh a model, the software generates a mixture of solid,
shell, spring, and contact elements based on the created geometry. The program automatically creates the following meshes:
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SW Simulations Help
SW Simulation provides extensive on-line help and tutorials
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SW Simulation Menu
Tool bars Main
Loads
Result Tools
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To start analyzing the model, you should start with the definition of a study. Select Study
Study name Mesh type, not in 2009, selection is done automatically by the program
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Creating Mesh
Use the bar to set the mesh density Right click the Mesh folder to display the pop-up menu.
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Coarse
Medium
Fine
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Mesh Characteristics
Automatic transition - the program automatically applies mesh controls to small features, holes, fillets, and other fine details of your model. Uncheck Automatic transition before meshing large models with many small features and details to avoid generating a very large number of elements.
Global element size Tolerance is set at 5%. Nodes are merged if the distance between them is less than 5% of the element size.
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Mesh Characteristics
Jacobian Points - Parabolic elements can map curved geometry much more accurately than linear elements of the same size. In extremely sharp or curved boundaries, it is possible to generate distorted elements with edges crossing over each other causing the mesh generation to fail. The Jacobian check is based on a number of points located within each element. The default value of 4 should be fine for most applications. Increase that for extremely curved surfaces.
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Mesh Quality
The ideal shape of a tetrahedral element is a regular tetrahedron with the aspect ratio of 1. Analogously, an equilateral triangle is the ideal shape for a shell element.
Sometimes, Irregular tetrahedra are created by the program. These distorted elements have high aspect ratio. An aspect ratio that is too high causes element degeneration, which in turn affects the quality of the results.
Aspect Ratio
Right click the Mesh icon and select Create Mesh Plot
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The Delaunay triangulation with all the circumcircles and their centers (in red).
SW Simulation - Materials
Right click on the material icon to edit
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Advanced supports
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Plane of symmetry
You can use symmetry to analyze a portion of the model instead of the full model. When appropriate, taking advantage of symmetry can help you reduce the size of the problem and obtain more accurate results. The procedures to apply the symmetry restraint type to solid meshes and shell meshes using mid-surface are identical.
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Plane of symmetry
Analyze one half of the model by applying the Symmetry constrained to the faces of symmetry.
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Analyze one quarter of the model by applying the Symmetry constraint to the faces of symmetry.
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Axisymmetrical model, use a wedge, apply the Symmetry restraints to analyze the whole model. Make sure the wedge angle is not too small.
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Axial symmetry
Mid-Surface element
Rotation about radial and axial directions are restrained. Displacement (translation) normal to the face is restrained, circumferential direction
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Mid-Surface element
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The model is symmetric about two planes, xz and yz planes. A quarter of the model can Mechanical be analyzed Engineering Dept.
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Select the axis of the shell as a reference and set the rotations about radial and axial and translation in the circumferential directions to zero on the vertical edges..`
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Type of Restraints
Roller/Sliding
Use the Roller/Sliding restraint to specify that a planar face can move freely on its plane but CANNOT move in the direction normal to its plane. The face can shrink or expand under loading.
Hinge
Use the Hinge restraint to specify that a cylindrical face can ONLY rotate about its own axis. The radius and the length of the cylindrical face remain constant under loading. This condition is similar to selecting the On cylindrical face restraint type and setting the radial and axial components to zero.
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DOFs restrained for solid meshes: 3 translations DOFs restrained for shell meshes: 3 translations and 3 rotations
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The selected face can only slide in the direction shown (dashed red line). Translation in the other two directions, Dir. 2 and Normal are set to zero
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Use the On Flat Face restraint and specify zero displacement along Face Dir 2 and Normal to the face. The face is allowed to move in Face Dir 1.
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The desk is free to slide on the ground (dashed red arrows) but not to move up and down (normal direction, blue arrow)
The selected flat faces can slide freely in Dir 1 and Dir 2 but are restrained in the Normal direction
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The spherical face of the reflector can only rotate in the latitude direction. Set the translations in the other two directions to zero to achieve this.
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A handle
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The selected face of the cylindrical hole can rotate about or move along the reference axis (in blue)
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The Cyclic Symmetry restraint can be applied to a solid model and for a static case only. Apply it to two sections and define the axis of revolution for the symmetry.
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Create a new material by specifying its mechanical properties or edit the exciting one in the library.
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Rotation
Translation
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Select Run
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From the SolidWorks Simulation manager, select Mesh and right click
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Max. stress = 14030 MPa, without finer mesh around the holes
Max. stress = 14370 MPa, with finer mesh around the holes, 2.5% higher.
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