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J.E.Akin,RiceUniversity,Page1of9
Forexample,thesideplatepartcanbeopenedwithitsthicknessdimension(D11)displayed.Youcandoubleclickon thePrimaryValuenameandchangeit,heretoThick.
ThenopentheassemblyanduseSimulationNewStudyStatictocreateastudythatwillserveasthebeginningof theoptimizationstudy.Themeshanddeflectionresultsareshownbelow.
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Thefinaldeflectionsaretobelimitedto0.04inches.Likewise,thevonMiseseffectivestressvalueisrecovered,since alloysteelisaductilematerial.Itwillbeconstrainednottoexceed15,000psi.
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Theinitialmasspropertiesofthisassemblyare:
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ClickonthetoparmdepthasthefirstDesignVariable(DV1),anddefineitsupperandlowerregionalconstraintvalues. Repeattheprocessforthearchwidth(DV2),andthesideplatethickness(DV3):
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Nowyouarereadytoaddyourfunctionalconstraints.RightclickonConstraintsandpickAdd.
ImposealimitonthevonMisesstressandthedeflectionanywhereintheassembly:
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YoucangraphthevalueofanyDesignVariableateachiteration.
Youcanalsoseehowtheobjective(mass)variedduringtheiterations:
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Youcanselectanyofthecreatedparametricdesignsetstostudythecorrespondingassemblyresults.
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