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how to apply a torsional moment to shell made up of composite in ANSYS

Submitted by firozahmed49 on

HI,
I am performing a non linear buckling analysis in ansys using shell 181 element. My geometry is made up of composite material and has a shell structure. The shell is subjected to torsion at one end so as to buckle throughout it length. the other end is fully constraint.
My problem is how to apply this torsional moment at the free end.
anybody please help me.

Linear and non-linear buckling

Submitted by ramdas chennamsetti on

Hi all,

When we do a non-linear buckling analysis, initially we introduce some imperfections (mode shapes of mode 1, 2 etc) from eigen buckling analysis. Then we multiply the load with eigenvalue of the first mode. This load is applied on the structure having imperfections. Now put on non-linear geometric option and run the analysis. At bifurcation point we get non-linear buckling load. Non-linear buckling load comes close to eigen buckling value.

Decription of my problem is as follows. 

Abaqus modelling of a finger (orphan mesh)

Submitted by Slayerz on

Hi all,

 I am working with an orphan mesh of a finger made up of:

1) elastic epidermis layer

2) viscoelastic dermis layer

3) hyperelastic fats layer

4) bone

NLGEOM is turned on.

Tie constraints are used between the layers and the bone 

I wish to make this finger 'touch' a cubic object however the job always fails as it is not able to converge.

Will anyone be able to advise on this matter? 

DNAD, a simple tool for automatic differentiation

Submitted by Wenbin Yu on

All,

I am writing to introduce DNAD, a Fortran module I wrote for automatic differentiation of analysis codes written in Fortran including those legacy codes written in Fortran 77. Although only implementation using Fortran 90/95 was carried out, it is straightward to translate it to a language you like such as c/c++.

boundary condition in 3d model

Submitted by proussy on

here is a simple question

I have modeled the reduced section of a  tensile test specimen in 3D (a simple cylinder; falt surface in x-y plane, length in z direction).  I applied a load on one flat surface of the cylinder, and put the opposite flat surface as a symmetry plane. 

When I plot the result after the simulation of a tensile test, the cylinder moved in the direction perpendicular to the application of the load.  I was expecting it only to increase in length in the z direction.