Modelling

Step 1: Sketch the beam

UB-460 Steel-Beam

Step 2: Create a part representing the model

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Comment [1]:

Select parts Name it Part 1 Type: Extrusion - Confirm

Step 3: Define the material properties - Steel











Select materials Elatic Youngs Modulus: 200000 Poissons Ratio: 0.2 - Confirm

Figure 3
Select materials Plastic Yield stress 1 = 400N/mm2, Yield Stress 2 = 400/mm2, Yield Stress 3 =
512/mm2 Plastic strain 1 = 0, Platic strain 2 = 0.03, Plastic strain 3 = 0.58 - Confirm

Step 4: Define the section properties - SteelSection

Figure 4
Select sections Solid Homogeneous - Confirm

Edit section Select material: Steel Confirm

Step 5: Assign section

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Assign section - Material: SteelSection Confirm

Step 6: Assemble the model

Instances

Select instance part part 1 Instance type: Independent Confirm

Partition




Cut the model in peaces in order to comply with the mesh & to select the center point.

Sets









Select set part Name it Load Select the center point Confirm

Step 7: Creating Mesh

Seed








Select seed part instance Global seeds Approximate global size: 50 Confirm

Mesh controls









Select mesh controls Technique: structured Confirm

Mesh element type


Select assign element type Defaults Confirm

Verify Mesh










Select verify mesh Highlight for errors check Confirm

Step 8: Step Module

Create step









Select Steps Create step Name it load Initial Static/General Confirm

Edit step









Edit Step Name it Loading Basic tab Time period: 1000 Instrumentation tab Type automatic
Max. number of increments: 5000 Increment size: Initial = 0.001, Minimum = 1E-015, Maximum =
1000 Confirm

Step 9: Field output request

Create field Name it Whole Step: Load Edit field output request Domain: Whole model -
Output variables Stresses & Strains Confirm

Step 10: History output request








Create history Name it Monitor Step: Load Edit History output request Domain: Set (Load) -
Output variables Displacement & Forces: CF1 & U2 Confirm

Step 10: Apply loads

Select loads Create laod Name it load Step: Load Types of step: Concentrated Force Edit
load CF2: -5000000N Confirm

Step 11: Boundary Conditions

Fixed




Select BCs Create boundary condition Name it fixed - Type: Symmetry Edit boundary condition -
Enacstre

Roller












Select BCs Create boundary condition Name it rolller - Type: Displacement Edit boundary
condition Tick: U1 = 0, U2 = 0

Step 12: Defining job

Create a job

Figure 21

Create a job Name it JobAnalysis Full analysis - Defaults Confirm

Run the job.

Results

Figure 22

After running the job, check the results

Contour Deformed Shape

Figure 23

The left-hand side is fixed, therefore there is no displacement.

The right-hand side is roller, therefore there is displacement.
The displacement is shown by the deformation colours.

TIme Force Scatter

Figure 24
The force is decreasing over 1000 time period from 0 KN to -5000 KN.

Time Displacement Scatter

The displacement is decreasing over the time period of 1000 from 0 to -2.29647E+006 mm

Displacement Force Scatter

The force is decreasing over the displacement from 0 mm, 0 KN to -2.29647E+006 mm, 5000 KN