WORKSHOP 16 STIFFENED PLATE

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Workshop Objectives
Create a model of a plate with two types of stiffeners. For one type of stiffener the cross-section properties, e.g. area, are provided. For the other type of stiffener the MSC.Patran Beam Library is used to obtain the cross-section properties. The model is finished, i.e. create constraints and pressure loading. An analysis of the model is performed, and the results viewed using MSC.Nastran and MSC.patran.

Problem Description
Show the stress for the plate or beam elements on the deformed shape of the model All material: Aluminum with E = 10 x 106 psi and = 0.3 Pressure on piston = 5 psi

Software Version
MSC.Patran 2005r2 MSC.Nastran 2005r2b
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Key Concepts and Steps:

Database: create a new database with Analysis Code = MSC.Nastran and Analysis Type = Structural Geometry: create the surfaces that are to represent the plate Elements: mesh the surfaces with plate elements, and mesh select edges of the surfaces with bar elements Loads/BCs: pin constrain two opposing edges of the plate, and apply a pressure to the surface of the plate Materials: specify an isotropic material for Aluminum Properties: create a 2D plate property for the plate, and a 1D beam property for each of the two types of stiffeners Analysis: Solution Type = Nastran Linear Static, Solution Sequence = 101, Method = Full Run Analysis: access analysis results by attaching the XDB file to database Results: plot von Mises stress for plate elements, bar stress for bar elements, and displacement results for each

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CREATE NEW DATABASE

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Create a new database called stiffened_plate.db. a. File / New. b. Enter stiffened_plate as the file name. c. Click OK. d. Choose Default Tolerance. e. Select MSC.Nastran as the Analysis Code. f. Select Structural as the Analysis Type. g. Click OK.

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Step 1. Geometry: Create / Surface / XYZ

Create the surface. a. Geometry: Create / Surface / XYZ. b. Enter <20 20 0> for the Vector Coordinate List. c. Click Apply.

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Step 1. Geometry: Create / Curve / XYZ

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Turn on the Show Parametric Direction feature. a. Display / Geometry... b. Check the Show Parametric Direction box. c. Click Apply. d. Click Cancel.

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Step 1. Geometry: Edit / Surface / Break

Break the surface in the u-direction. a. Geometry: Edit / Surface / Break. b. Change the Option to Parametric. c. Choose Constant u Direction as the Break Direction. d. Enter 0.5 as the Break Curve value. e. Screen pick the surface created earlier. f. Answer Yes when the question Do you wish to delete the original surfaces? appears.

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Step 1. Geometry: Edit / Surface / Break

Break the surfaces again in the u-direction. a. Screen pick the bottom surface. b. Answer Yes when the question Do you wish to delete the original surfaces? appears. c. Screen pick the top surface. d. Answer Yes when the question Do you wish to delete the original surfaces? appears. e. Click on the Show labels icon.

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Step 2. Finite Elements: Create / Mesh / Surface

Generate plate elements using IsoMesh. a. Elements: Create / Mesh / Surface. b. Select Quad as the Element Shape. c. Select IsoMesh as the Mesher. d. Select Quad4 Element Topology. e. Select all the surfaces. f. Enter 2.0 as the Global Edge Length. g. Click Apply. h. Click on Hide labels icon.

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Step 2. Finite Elements: Create / Mesh / Curve

Generate bar elements along the longitudinal edges of the surfaces. a. Elements: Create / Mesh / Curve. b. Choose Bar2 as the element Topology. c. Select 5 horizontal surface edges. d. Click Apply.

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Step 2. Finite Element: Equivalence / All / Tolerance Cube

Equivalence the model nodes to connect elements along surface edges. a. Elements: Equivalence / All / Tolerance Cube. b. Click Apply.

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Step 3. Material: Create / Isotropic / Manual Input

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Define a material for the model. a. Material: Create / Isotropic / Manual Input. b. Type in alum for the Material Name. c. Click on the Input Properties button to bring up the Input Options window. d. Enter 10E6 for the Elastic Modulus and 0.3 for Poisson Ratio. e. Enter 0.101 for the Density. f. Click OK to return to the main material menu. g. Click Apply.

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Step 3. Element Properties: Create / 2D / Shell

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Create element properties for the plate elements. a. Properties: Create / 2D / Shell. b. Enter plate as the Property Set Name. c. Click on the Input Properties button. d. Click on the Matl Prop Name icon. e. Click on the alum in the Select Existing Material window. f. Enter 0.1 as the thickness. g. Click OK. h. Select all surfaces for the Application Region. i. Click Add. j. Click Apply.

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Step 3. Element Properties: Create / 1D / Beam

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Create element properties for the hat stiffeners. a. Properties: Create / 1D / Beam. b. Enter hat_stiffener as the Property Set Name. c. Click on the Input Properties button. d. Click on the Matl Prop Name icon. e. Click on alum in the Select Existing Material window. f. Enter <0 0 1> for the Bar Orientation. g. Enter <0 0 .948> for the offset at Node 1 and Node 2.

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Step 3. Element Properties: Create / 1D / Beam

a. Scroll down the properties window to enter the following section properties: Area = 0.504 Inertia 1,1 = 0.174 Inertia 2,2 = 0.143 Torsion Constant = 0.0016 b. Scroll further down to enter stress recovery point coordinates as shown to the right. c. Click OK.

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Step 3. Element Properties: Create / 1D / Beam

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Click on Select Members, then click on the beam element filter. For the application region select three rows of bar elements. Click Add. Click Apply.

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Step 3. Element Properties: Create / 1D / Beam

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Next, create element properties for the I-beam stiffeners. a. Properties: Create / 1D / Beam. b. Enter i_stiffener as the Property Set Name. c. Click on the Input Properties button. d. Click on the Matl Prop Name icon. e. Click on alum in Select Existing Material window. f. Enter <0 0 1> for Bar Orientation. g. Enter <0 0 1.05> for the Offset at both nodes. h. Click on Beam Library icon.

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Step 3. Element Properties: Create / 1D / Beam

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Enter i_section for New Section Name. Select the I-Beam shape option. Enter dimensions for the IBeam as shown. Click on Calculate/Display to view the cross section. Click OK. Click OK again. Select the curve or edge filter. For the application region, select the top and bottom edges of the plate. Click Add. Click Apply.

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Step 3. Viewing / Angles

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Change the viewing angle. a. Viewing/ Angles... b. Select Model Absolute. c. Input 23.0 34.0 0.0 as the Angles. d. Click Apply. e. Click Cancel

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Step 4. Display / Load/BC/Elem Props

Change the display settings to show beam offset. a. Display / Load/BC/Elem Props... b. Change Beam Display from 1D line to 1D line + offsets c. Click Apply. d. Change Beam Display to 2D MidSpan + Offsets e. Click Apply. f. Change Beam Display to 3D FullSpan + Offsets. g. Change Beam Display to 3D FullSpan + Offsets + Equivalent I. h. Click Apply. i. Click Cancel.
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Step 4. Display / Load/BC/Elem Props

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Step 4. Element Properties: Show

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Verify the orientation of the hat sections by plotting the element y axis. a. Properties: Show b. Select Bar Orientation in the properties window. c. Select the default_group. d. Click Apply.

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Step 4. Display / Load/BC/Elem Props

Change the display of loads, boundary conditions, and element properties from geometry to finite elements. a. Display / Load/BC/Elem Props... b. Check the Show on FEM only box. c. Click Apply. d. Click Cancel. e. Repeat steps from previous page to plot the element y axis for the stiffeners.

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Step 5. Loads/BCs: Create / Displacement / Nodal

Create the boundary condition for the model. a. Loads/BCs: Create / Displacement / Nodal. b. Enter Simple_Support as the New Set Name. c. Click on the Input Data button. d. Enter <0 0 0> for the Translations. e. Click OK. f. Click on Select Application Region. g. Select Geometry as the geometry filter. h. Set the picking filter to Curve or Edge. i. Select the left and right edges of the plate. j. Click Add. k. Click OK. l. Click Apply.
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Step 5. Loads/BCs: Create / Displacement / Nodal

Stiffened plate with two edges constrained.

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Step 5. Loads/BCs: Create / Pressure / Element Uniform

Apply pressure to the model. a. Loads/BCs: Create / Pressure / Element Uniform. b. Enter pressure as the New Set Name. c. Select 2D as the Target Element Type. d. Click on the Input Data button. e. Enter 5 in the Top Surf Pressure field. f. Click OK. g. Click on Select Application Region button. h. Select Geometry as the Geometry Filter. i. Set the picking filter to Surface. j. Select all the surfaces for the Application Region. k. Click Add, and OK. l. Click Apply.
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Step 5. Loads/BCs: Create / Pressure / Element Uniform

Stiffened plate model with applied pressure.

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Step 6. Analysis: Analyze / Entire Model / Full Run

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Submit the model for analysis. a. Analysis: Analyze / Entire Model / Full Run. b. Click on the Solution Type. c. Select LINEAR STATIC as the Solution Type. d. Click OK. e. Click Apply.

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Step 7. Analysis: Attach XDB / Result Entities / Local

After the job is completed, attach the XDB result file. a. Access Results / Attach XDB / Result Entities. b. Click on Select Result File. c. Select the file called stiffened_plate.xdb. d. Click OK. e. Click Apply.

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Step 7. Results: Create / Quick Plot

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Plot plate stress and deformation results. a. Results: Create / Quick Plot. b. Select the Default result case. c. Select Stress Tensor for the Fringe Result. d. Select Displacement, Translational for the Deformation Result. e. Click Apply.

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Step 7. Results: Create / Quick Plot

Plot bar stress results. a. Select Bar Stresses, Maximum Combined for the Fringe Result. b. Click Apply. c. Plot the remaining bar stress components one at at time.

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