MD Nastran Elements 4

TWO-DIMENSIONAL ELEMENTS
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Two-Dimensional Elements Overview
TWO-DIMENSIONAL ELEMENTS (Cont.)

A plate is a structural element with one small dimension and
two large dimensions.

A thin plate is one in which the thickness is much less than the next
larger dimension (roughly 1/15) For linear analysis, MD Nastran plate elements assume classical engineering assumptions of thin plate behavior:
The deflection of the midsurface is small compared with the thickness The midsurface remains unstrained (neutral) during bending. (This
applies to lateral loads, not in-plane loads.) The normal to the midsurface remains normal to the midsurface during bending

Plate and shell elements (except CQUADR and CTRIAR)
have no stiffness in the normal rotational (drilling) degrees of freedom.

CQUADR and CTRIAR plate elements have stiffness in the drilling
degrees of freedom. No stiffness in the drilling degrees of freedom or no rotational stiffness in the direction normal to the plate
Commonly used parameters for plate and shell elements
For V2001 PARAM, K6ROT, 0. is the default for all linear solution sequences PARAM, K6ROT, 100. is the default in nonlinear solution sequences PARAM, SNORM, 20., is the default For V2004 and later PARAM, K6ROT, 100. is the default for all solution sequences PARAM, SNORM, 20., is the default
THE QUAD4 ELEMENT

The QUAD4 element is the most commonly used plate
element It is a 4-noded flat plate element It is capable of resisting both, in-plane and out-of-plane loads It is capable of modeling either plane strain or plane stress It has terms in its stiffness matrix to account for transverse shear flexibility and also for membranebending coupling In-plane penalty bending stiffness term is added with a default PARAM,K6ROT,100. (see section 5 for further details) PARAM,SNORM,20. is a default as well (see section 5)
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The QUAD4 Element (Cont.)
The QUAD4 Element (Cont.)

Element force output includes:
Fx,Fy Fxy Mx,My Mxy Vx,Vy
Membrane force per unit length Membrane shear force per unit length Bending moments per unit length Twisting moment per unit length Transverse shear forces per unit length
Element Stress output includes:

Stress components: x, y, xy, (at center - optionally at corners)
The sign convention for these terms is shown in the next
slides
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SIGN CONVENTION OF FORCE OUTPUT FOR THE QUAD4 ELEMENT
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SIGN CONVENTION OF STRESS OUTPUT FOR THE QUAD4 ELEMENT (Cont.)
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Element connectivity is defined on the NASTRAN CQUAD4
entry, looking at Element 1 in our rib:

1 CQUAD4 CQUAD4 2 EID 1 3 PID 1 TFLAG 4 GRID1 1 T1 5 GRID2 2 T2 6 GRID3 23 T3 7 GRID4 22 T4 8 THETA or MCID 9 ZOFFS 10
.bdf file extract

CQUAD4 CQUAD4 CQUAD4 CQUAD4 CQUAD4 1 2 3 4 5 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 5 2 3 4 5 6 23 24 25 26 27 22 23 24 25 26
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Field EID PID G1,G2,G3,G4 Theta Contents Element identification number (integer>0) Identification number of a PSHELL or PCOMP property entry Grid point identification numbers of connection points. (All interior angles of this element must be less than 180.) Material property orientation specification. If real or blank, specifies material property orientation angle in degrees. If integer, material xaxis orientation is along projection onto the plane of the x-axis of the specified coordinate system. The continuation entry is optional. If supplied, it describes the membrane thickness of the element at grid points G1 through G4 (real 0., not all zero). If not supplied, then T1 through T4 is set equal to the value of T on the PSHELL data entry. Offset from the surface defined by the grid points to the element reference plane in the element coordinate system.
T1,T2, T3,T4
ZOFFS
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QUAD4 ELEMENT COORDINATE SYSTEM

The element coordinate system
Is defined based on the order and location of the connecting points Defines positive sense of normal pressures applied to the element Used to define layers of a composite material Used to interpret the element output forces and stresses (element
output is in the element coordinate system by default for these elements)
See illustration on following slide
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QUAD4 ELEMENT COORDINATE SYSTEM (Cont.)
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QUAD4 ELEMENT COORDINATE SYSTEM (Cont.)

Element x-axis bisects the angle 2. Positive direction is
from G1 towards G2.

Element y-axis is perpendicular to the element x-axis and
lies in the plane defined by G1, G2, G3, and G4. Positive direction is from G1 towards G4.
Element z-axis is normal to the x-y plane of the element.
Positive sense is defined by the right-hand rule and the ordering of the connected grids.
QUAD4 ELEMENT PROPERTIES

Are defined using either a PSHELL, PCOMP (composite),
PCOMPG (composite) or PLPLANE (nonlinear) entry.

12I/T3
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QUAD4 ELEMENT PROPERTIES (Cont.)

Field PID MID1 T MID2 Contents Property identification number Material identification number for membrane behavior (integer > 0 or blank) Plate or membrane thickness Material identification number for bending behavior (integer > 0 or blank, MID2 = -1 represents plane strain)
NOTE: THE DEFAULT FOR MID2 IS NOT TO INCLUDE THE BENDING STIFFNESS. FOR MOST MODELS, MID2 SHOULD NOT BE BLANK
12I/T3
Normalized bending inertia per unit length (real or blank, default = 1.0). The default value is correct for solid, homogeneous plates.
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Field MID3 TS/T Contents
Material identification number for transverse shear behavior (integer > 0 or blank) Transverse shear thickness divided by membrane thickness (default = .833333). The default value is correct for solid, homogeneous plates. Nonstructural mass per unit area (real) Stress recovery distances for bending (real, default Z1 = -1/2 thickness, Z2 = +1/2 thickness) Material identification number to define coupling between membrane and bending deformation
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NSM Z1,Z2 MID4

The QUAD4 element can have in-plane, bending, and
transverse shear behavior. The element mechanical behavior is specified by the presence or absence of a material ID number in the appropriate field(s) on the PSHELL entry.
To model a membrane plate, use only MID1
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To model a plate with bending stiffness only, use only MID2
For bending with transverse shear flexibility, use MID2 and
MID3
Note: Mass is not calculated if MID1 is blank.
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Use MID3 to include an extra shear term in the element
stiffness calculations (i.e. includes transverse shear flexibility).
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For a solid homogeneous plate, MID1, MID2, and MID3
should reference the same material ID

MID4:
The MID4 field (bending and membrane deformation coupling) should be defined only if the elements cross section is unsymmetric. Default is blank = symmetric cross section. For more information on MID4, see the MSC Nastran Common Questions and Answers.
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In summary, the results of leaving an MID field blank are: MID1 MID2 MID3 MID4
No membrane or coupling stiffness or Mass No bending, coupling, or transverse shear stiffness No transverse shear flexibility No bending-membrane coupling
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QUAD4 EXAMPLE
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QUAD4 EXAMPLE (Cont.)
Notice that the in-plane rotation is constrained for the inmodel positioned in the x-y plane. xCopyright 2010 MSC.Software Corporation Copy For Politecnico of Milano 26

DISP = ALL displacement for all Grid Points
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Force = All element forces at the center only (default)
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Stress = ALL element stress at center only (default)
HVM = [(3.024E6)2 (3.024E6)(2.268E5) + (2.268E5)2] = 2.917E6
STRESS(BILIN) = ALL
element stress at center plus extrapolated at the 4 nodal positions

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STRAIN(BILIN,FIBER) = ALL element strain at the fiber distances at center plus extrapolated at the 4 nodal positions
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QUAD4 ALTERNATE PROPERTY DEFINITION

The PCOMP property entry may be used when the element is a
composite consisting of layers of unidirectional fibers. The information on the PCOMP entry includes the thickness, orientation, and material identification of each layer. This information is used within MD Nastran to compute the entries of a PSHELL entry, which should not be simultaneously entered by the user for the same element(s). Special layer-by-layer output is provided when the PCOMP option is used. Putting the Nastran prtpcomp=1 system cell at the top of the .dat file along with echo=sort will print the equivalent PSHELL and MAT2 entries.
See MSC Nastran Reference Manual for detailed information about
simulating composite materials with MD Nastran.
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QUADR/TRIAR ELEMENT
In 2004, a new QUADR/TRIAR element was added Similar to the old QUADR/TRIAR element, it has
stiffness in the drilling degree of freedom

Drilling loads are transferred correctly
The new QUADR/TRIAR element

Contains differential stiffness matrix (can be used in
SOL105) Supports layered composite Couples the membrane and bending stiffness Yields correct results for curved shell models Supports heat transfer
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QUADR/TRIAR ELEMENT (Cont.)

Offset is allowed (shell normal should be turned off,
otherwise you will get incorrect results) PARAM,SNORM,0.0 must be specified. Rotational mass is implemented for the drilling DOF (param,coupmass,1) Supports SOL 200 Supports consistent load applicationincluding edge loads (PLOAD4) Unlike the old QUADR, the new QUADR contains all the capabilities of the QUAD4.
QUADR/TRIAR have been extended to support
nonlinear analysis as of MD Nastran R2
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A snap shot of the NASTRAN input file for this problem,
showing how the connectivity entry, the property entry, and the material entry are linked together:
CQUAD4 1 1 1 2 23 22
$ Elements and Element Properties for region : rib_web PSHELL 1 1 .063 1 1
$ Referenced Material Records $ Material Record : aluminum $ Description of Material : Date: 09-Oct-00 MAT1 1 1.+7 .33
Time: 11:49:27
ANALYSIS OF COMPOSITE MATERIALS

The following slides provide a brief introduction to the
analysis of composite materials. Please attend the NAS113 Analysis of Composite Materials with MD Nastran course for a more comprehensive treatment of composite analysis.
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PLY DEFINITION
Typically a ply is a flat group of fibers imbedded in a matrix. The matrix is usually an isotropic material that holds the
fibers together. In a ply called a tape, the fibers are unidirectional. In a ply called a cloth, the fibers are woven at 0 and 90 degree directions.
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TAPE PLIES
Fiber:
Unidirectional in tape Direction is the 1 axis of the
ply coordinate system
Matrix:
Glue that holds fibers
together Matrix direction is the 2 axis 90 degrees to the 1 axis
Material properties are:

2D orthotropic material in
Patran MAT8 in Nastran

MAT8 BULK DATA ENTRY
Defines the ply orthotropic properties.

Elastic properties are E1, E2, NU12, G12, G1Z, G2Z. Allowables are Xt, Xc, Yt, Yc, S. Use STRN=1.0 if allowables are in units of strain. F12 is for the Tsai-Wu failure theorem. Thermal coefficients of expansion are A1 and A2. The MAT8 TREF reference temperature is not used since it is overridden by the PCOMP TREF. Density is RHO. The MAT8 GE structural damping is not used since it is overridden by the PCOMP GE.
The example below is typical for a graphite/epoxy tape.

1 MAT8 MAT8 2 MID 1 A1 -2.3-7 GE 3 E1 20.+6 A2 4.5-6 F12 STRN 4 E2 2.+6 TREF 5 NU12 0.35 Xt 1.3+5 6 G12 1.0+6 Xc 1.2+5 7 G1Z 1.0+6 Yt 1.1 +4 8 G2Z 1.0+6 Yc 1.2+4 9 RHO 1.3-4 S 1.25+4 10
.bdf file extract
mat8, 1, 20.+6, 2.+6, 0.35, 1.0+6, 1.0+6, 1.0+6, 1.3-4,+ +, -2.3-7, 4.5-6,, 1.3+5, 1.2+5, 1.1+4, 1.2+4, 1.25+4
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PATRAN 2D ORTHOTROPIC
Materials: Create/ 2d Orthotropic/ Manual Input. Material Name Input Properties Linear Elastic Apply Input Properties Failure Apply
Note : Linear Elastic and Failure properties must be input separately with an Apply between and after.
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COMPOSITE MATERIAL
Stack of plies Each ply has a different direction, material,
and thickness Composite properties are calculated in the material coordinate system (Xm, Ym, Zm)
Zm is the same as the element Z axis (Ze) Right hand rule of grid ordering, G1,G2,G3,G4 Xm is in the direction of the 0 degree ply Positive angles are defined by right hand
rule around Zm
PCOMP BULK DATA ENTRY

Defines the composite layup.
1 PCOMP PCOMP 2 PID 1 MID1 1 MID3 1 T1 0.0054 T3 0.0054 THETA1 0.0 THETA3 90.0 3 Z0 4 NSM 5 SB 5000.0 SOUT1 YES SOUT3 6 FT HILL MID2 1 etc. 7 TREF 0.0 T2 0.0054 THETA2 45.0 SOUT2 YES 8 GE 9 LAM 10
Z0 is composite offset.
GE is element damping
Use default = -(composite thickness)/2
Overrides GE on ply MAT8s
NSM is nonstructural mass SB is allowable interlaminar shear stress

LAM is layup options MIDi is ply material ID
Put as Bonding Shear Stress in Patran 2D Orthotropic Material Required for failure indices Required for failure indices Overrides TREFs on ply MAT8s
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MAT8 ID
FT is the ply failure theorem

Ti is ply thickness THETAi is ply angle SOUTi is data recovery option
TREF is reference temperature
PCOMP BULK DATA ENTRY (cont.)

The example composite below is an 8 ply layup, symmetric
about its centerline, with an equal number of plies in each of the 0, +45, 90 degree directions.
.bdf file extract
PCOMP, 1,,, 5000., HILL , 1, .0054, 0., YES , 1, .0054, 45., YES , 1, .0054, -45., YES , 1, .0054, 90., YES , 1, .0054, 90., YES , 1, .0054, -45., YES , 1, .0054, 45., YES , 1, .0054, 0., YES
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PATRAN COMPOSITE
Properties: Composite / Laminate. To create a ply, click on a ply material in Existing Materials. Repeat for each of the plies Enter Thickness for all layers: 0.0054 in the box under Input Data <return> Click on first cell in Orientation column Enter Orientations: 0 45 -45 90 90 -45 45 0 in the box under Input Data. Apply
CQUAD4 BULK DATA ENTRY

Defines the composite plate. Material coordinate system can be defined one of two ways:
CQUAD4, 1, 1, 1, 2, 5, 4, 99
MCID (integer) - ID of a user defined coordinate system whos X-axis is projected onto the element to define the elements material coordinate systems Xaxis. This along with the Z-axis of the element coordinate system defines the material coordinate system. THETA (real) - an angle between the G1G2 vector of the element and the X-axis of the material coordinate system. The positive sense of this angle is the right hand rule direction around the elements Z-axis.
CQUAD4, 1, 1, 1, 2, 5, 4, 25.0
1 CQUAD4 CQUAD4
2 EID 1
3 PID 1
4 G1 1
5 G2 2
6 G3 3
7 G4 4
8 THETA or MCID 99
9 ZOFFS
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PATRAN COMPOSITE PROPERTIES
Properties: 2D Properties / Shell Property Set Name Option: Laminate Input Properties Click on Mat Prop Name Icon to select the material Click on coord. sys. for projection to material coord. sys. OK Select elements Apply
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PATRAN MATERIAL COORD. Z-AXIS
Meshing : FEM Actions / Verify Draw Normal Vectors Apply
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PATRAN MATERIAL COORD. X-AXIS
Properties: Property Actions / Show Property. Material Orientation Apply
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NASTRAN INPUT FILE

The single ply per line format on PCOMP continuation fields
allows easier cutting and pasting of plies

.dat file extract
SOL 101 CEND TITLE = Composite Workshop Chapter 2 - Sample Composite Input SPC = 1 LOAD = 1 DISP = ALL STRESS =ALL $ BEGIN BULK PARAM, POST, -1 $ PCOMP, 1,,, 5000., HILL , 1, .0054, 0., YES , 1, .0054, 45., YES , 1, .0054, -45., YES , 1, .0054, 90., YES , 1, .0054, 90., YES , 1, .0054, -45., YES , 1, .0054, 45., YES , 1, .0054, 0., YES MAT8, 1, 2.+7, 2.+6, .35, 1.+6, 1.+6, 1.+6 ,,,,130000., 120000., 11000., 12000., 12500. $ CQUAD4 1 1 1 2 5 4 99 CQUAD4 2 1 2 3 6 5 99 CQUAD4 3 1 4 5 8 7 99 CQUAD4 4 1 5 6 9 8 99 $ GRID 1 GRID 2 GRID 3 GRID 4 GRID 5 GRID 6 GRID 7 GRID 8 GRID 9 $ SPC1,1,1235,1 SPC1,1,135,2,3 $ FORCE 1 FORCE 1 FORCE 1 FORCE 1 FORCE 1 FORCE 1 FORCE 1 FORCE 1 FORCE 1 FORCE 1 FORCE 1 FORCE 1 $ CORD2R, 99,, 0., , 0., 1., 0. ENDDATA 0. 0. 0. .5 .5 .5 1. 1. 1. 0. .5 1. 0. .5 1. 0. .5 1. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0.
3 6 6 9 7 8 8 9 7 8 8 9
500. 500. 500. 500. 250. 250. 250. 250. 250. 250. 250. 250.
0. 0. 0. 0. 1. 1. 1. 1. 0. 0. 0. 0.
1. 1. 1. 1. 0. 0. 0. 0. 1. 1. 1. 1.
0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0.
0., 0., 0., 0., 1.
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NASTRAN PLY STRESS OUTPUT

Printed in the f06 file if STRESS=ALL or STRAIN=ALL Case
Control Commands are used.

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S T R E S S E S I N L A Y E R E D C O M P O S I T E E L E M E N T S ( Q U A D 4 ) ELEMENT PLY STRESSES IN FIBER AND MATRIX DIRECTIONS INTER-LAMINAR STRESSES PRINCIPAL STRESSES (ZERO SHEAR) ID ID NORMAL-1 NORMAL-2 SHEAR-12 SHEAR XZ-MAT SHEAR YZ-MAT ANGLE MAJOR MINOR 1 1 2.55820E+05 2.81603E+04 2.73019E+04 0.0 0.0 6.74 2.59049E+05 2.49319E+04 1 2 4.96222E+05 1.19674E+04 -2.69492E+03 0.0 0.0 -0.32 4.96237E+05 1.19524E+04 1 3 -3.72387E+04 4.79000E+04 2.69492E+03 0.0 0.0 88.19 4.79852E+04 -3.73239E+04 1 4 2.03163E+05 3.17071E+04 -2.73019E+04 0.0 0.0 -8.83 2.07406E+05 2.74647E+04 1 5 2.03163E+05 3.17071E+04 -2.73019E+04 0.0 0.0 -8.83 2.07406E+05 2.74647E+04 1 6 -3.72387E+04 4.79000E+04 2.69492E+03 0.0 0.0 88.19 4.79852E+04 -3.73239E+04 1 7 4.96222E+05 1.19674E+04 -2.69492E+03 0.0 0.0 -0.32 4.96237E+05 1.19524E+04 1 8 2.55820E+05 2.81603E+04 2.73019E+04 0.0 0.0 6.74 2.59049E+05 2.49319E+04 2 1 2.20297E+05 -1.59550E+04 9.95088E+03 0.0 0.0 2.41 2.20715E+05 -1.63734E+04 2 2 9.15727E+04 -7.28449E+03 -2.31267E+04 0.0 0.0 -12.54 9.67154E+04 -1.24272E+04 2 3 -1.02861E+05 5.81209E+03 2.31267E+04 0.0 0.0 78.47 1.05290E+04 -1.07578E+05 2 4 -2.31585E+05 1.44826E+04 -9.95088E+03 0.0 0.0 -87.69 1.48844E+04 -2.31987E+05 2 5 -2.31585E+05 1.44826E+04 -9.95088E+03 0.0 0.0 -87.69 1.48844E+04 -2.31987E+05 2 6 -1.02861E+05 5.81209E+03 2.31267E+04 0.0 0.0 78.47 1.05290E+04 -1.07578E+05 2 7 9.15727E+04 -7.28449E+03 -2.31267E+04 0.0 0.0 -12.54 9.67154E+04 -1.24272E+04 2 8 2.20297E+05 -1.59550E+04 9.95088E+03 0.0 0.0 2.41 2.20715E+05 -1.63734E+04 3 1 -5.90459E+04 1.03837E+04 8.14704E+03 0.0 0.0 83.40 1.13269E+04 -5.99891E+04 3 2 1.11984E+05 -1.13646E+03 9.35916E+03 0.0 0.0 4.70 1.12753E+05 -1.90558E+03 3 3 -4.72039E+04 9.58604E+03 -9.35916E+03 0.0 0.0 -80.88 1.10887E+04 -4.87066E+04 3 4 1.23826E+05 -1.93411E+03 -8.14704E+03 0.0 0.0 -3.69 1.24352E+05 -2.45970E+03 3 5 1.23826E+05 -1.93411E+03 -8.14704E+03 0.0 0.0 -3.69 1.24352E+05 -2.45970E+03 3 6 -4.72039E+04 9.58604E+03 -9.35916E+03 0.0 0.0 -80.88 1.10887E+04 -4.87066E+04 3 7 1.11984E+05 -1.13646E+03 9.35916E+03 0.0 0.0 4.70 1.12753E+05 -1.90558E+03 3 8 -5.90459E+04 1.03837E+04 8.14704E+03 0.0 0.0 83.40 1.13269E+04 -5.99891E+04 4 1 8.79761E+04 9.55942E+01 1.42040E+04 0.0 0.0 8.96 9.02149E+04 -2.14316E+03 MAX SHEAR 1.17058E+05 2.42142E+05 4.26546E+04 8.99705E+04 8.99705E+04 4.26546E+04 2.42142E+05 1.17058E+05 1.18544E+05 5.45713E+04 5.90535E+04 1.23436E+05 1.23436E+05 5.90535E+04 5.45713E+04 1.18544E+05 3.56580E+04 5.73294E+04 2.98976E+04 6.34056E+04 6.34056E+04 2.98976E+04 5.73294E+04 3.56580E+04 4.61790E+04
.f06 file extract

PATRAN PLY OUTPUT REQUEST
Analysis: Analyze / Entire Model Translation Parameters / OP2 Subcases / Create Output Requests / Advanced / Element Stress Ply Stresses OK Apply
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PATRAN PLY STRESS RESULTS
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TWO-DIMENSIONAL ELEMENTS

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TWO-DIMENSIONAL ELEMENTS (Cont.)

two large dimensions.

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TWO-DIMENSIONAL ELEMENTS (Cont.)

have no stiffness in the normal rotational (drilling) degrees of freedom.

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THE QUAD4 ELEMENT

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The QUAD4 Element (Cont.)

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The QUAD4 Element (Cont.)

Element Stress output includes:

The sign convention for these terms is shown in the next

SIGN CONVENTION OF FORCE OUTPUT FOR THE QUAD4 ELEMENT

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SIGN CONVENTION OF STRESS OUTPUT FOR THE QUAD4 ELEMENT (Cont.)

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TWO-DIMENSIONAL ELEMENTS (Cont.)

entry, looking at Element 1 in our rib:

.bdf file extract

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TWO-DIMENSIONAL ELEMENTS (Cont.)

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QUAD4 ELEMENT COORDINATE SYSTEM

output is in the element coordinate system by default for these elements)

See illustration on following slide

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QUAD4 ELEMENT COORDINATE SYSTEM (Cont.)

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QUAD4 ELEMENT COORDINATE SYSTEM (Cont.)

from G1 towards G2.

QUAD4 ELEMENT PROPERTIES

PCOMPG (composite) or PLPLANE (nonlinear) entry.

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QUAD4 ELEMENT PROPERTIES (Cont.)

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QUAD4 ELEMENT PROPERTIES (Cont.)

NSM Z1,Z2 MID4

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QUAD4 ELEMENT PROPERTIES (Cont.)

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QUAD4 ELEMENT PROPERTIES (Cont.)

For bending with transverse shear flexibility, use MID2 and

Note: Mass is not calculated if MID1 is blank.

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QUAD4 ELEMENT PROPERTIES (Cont.)

stiffness calculations (i.e. includes transverse shear flexibility).

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QUAD4 ELEMENT PROPERTIES (Cont.)

should reference the same material ID

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QUAD4 ELEMENT PROPERTIES (Cont.)

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QUAD4 EXAMPLE (Cont.)

QUAD4 EXAMPLE (Cont.)

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QUAD4 EXAMPLE (Cont.)