Workshop 8 – Post-processing

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Main tool for post-processing is Hyperview (for visual animations) and

Hypergraph (for curves and graphs evaluation)

HV is active

Load animation files

Start animation

HV reads binary animation files *A001 etc and represents the animation on the
screen.
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Main tool for post-processing is Hyperview (for visual animations) and

Hypergraph (for curves and graphs evaluation)

HG is active

Load time history data

HG reads binary time history file *T01and represents the graphs on the screen.

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• check numerical stability :

normal termination message (*L01 file)
visual inspection of the deformed shape (shooting nodes) (animation *A001)
energy balance : total energy must be constant if no energy is added to
the system (global energies in *T01)

• check numerical accuracy :

the ratio of numerical (contact and hourglass) energy over physical energy
should be small in every component of the model of the model (energies I
*T01)

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• check if the model behaved the way you assumed (was the model suitable
for the physical problem) :

does the mesh give a sufficiently smooth representation of the deformed

structure?
did penetrations occur ? (input error, release conditions, edge-to-edge,
etc.)
are equivalent plastic strains in all metallic parts reasonable (below 30% or
0.30) ?
is the kinetic energy smaller then 1% of the internal energy in the case of
quasistatic loading ?

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• is the solution physically plausible? Check the consistency of all outputted

results :

cross check of nodal accelerations with section forces

cross check of buckling mode with section forces
cross check of plastic strain levels with energy absorption

• cross check of buckling mode with energy absorption

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Script for the result evaluation: animation, energy and forces in the crashbox
/Simulation/cb_result.mvw

Typical problem of the crash box

optimisation: maximise area under
force plot while keeping the maximal
force under given limit

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