G & S Fabritech

Muirhead house, Insch Business Park, Insch, AB52 6TA

Phone: 01464 821580
Fax: 01464 821590
www.gsfabritech.co.uk



Analyzed with SolidWorks Simulation Simulation of 2mx168mm Spreader Beam 1


Simulation of
2mx168mm Spreader
Beam

Date: 18 March 2013
Designer: Robert Smith
Study name: Study 1
Analysis type: Static
Table of Contents
Description ........................................... 1
Assumptions ......................................... 2
Model Information .................................. 2
Study Properties .................................... 4
Units .................................................. 4
Material Properties ................................. 5
Loads and Fixtures .................................. 6
Connector Definitions .............................. 7
Contact Information ................................ 7
Mesh Information ................................... 8
Sensor Details ....................................... 9
Resultant Forces ................................... 10
Beams ............................................... 10
Study Results ....................................... 11
Conclusion .......................................... 14


Description
No Data


G & S Fabritech
Muirhead house, Insch Business Park,
Insch, AB52 6TA

Robert Smith
18/03/2013



Analyzed with SolidWorks Simulation Simulation of 2mx168mm Spreader Beam 2

Assumptions


Model Information


Model name: 2mx168mm Spreader Beam
Current Configuration: Default
Solid Bodies
Document Name and
Reference
Treated As Volumetric Properties
Document Path/Date
Modified

G & S Fabritech
Muirhead house, Insch Business Park,
Insch, AB52 6TA

Robert Smith
18/03/2013



Analyzed with SolidWorks Simulation Simulation of 2mx168mm Spreader Beam 3

Boss-Extrude1

Solid Body
Mass:9.36 kg
Volume:0.0012 m^3
Density:7800 kg/m^3
Weight:91.728 N

W:\G & S Fabritech\ENG
Master 40\G & S Fabritech
Ltd\Drawings GSF
NEW\AFS125\Parts\12x50
x2000-125.SLDPRT
Mar 18 08:53:21 2013
Boss-Extrude1

Solid Body
Mass:35.1 kg
Volume:0.0045 m^3
Density:7800 kg/m^3
Weight:343.98 N

W:\G & S Fabritech\ENG
Master 40\G & S Fabritech
Ltd\Drawings GSF
NEW\AFS125\Parts\150x1
5x2000-125.SLDPRT
Mar 18 08:11:05 2013
Boss-Extrude1

Solid Body
Mass:59.5948 kg
Volume:0.00764035 m^3
Density:7800 kg/m^3
Weight:584.029 N

W:\G & S Fabritech\ENG
Master 40\G & S Fabritech
Ltd\Drawings GSF
NEW\AFS125\Parts\168x1
6mm-125.SLDPRT
Mar 14 17:52:09 2013



G & S Fabritech
Muirhead house, Insch Business Park,
Insch, AB52 6TA

Robert Smith
18/03/2013



Analyzed with SolidWorks Simulation Simulation of 2mx168mm Spreader Beam 4

Study Properties
Study name Study 1
Analysis type Static
Mesh type Solid Mesh
Thermal Effect: On
Thermal option Include temperature loads
Zero strain temperature 298 Kelvin
Include fluid pressure effects from SolidWorks
Flow Simulation
Off
Solver type FFEPlus
Inplane Effect: Off
Soft Spring: Off
Inertial Relief: Off
Incompatible bonding options Automatic
Large displacement Off
Compute free body forces On
Friction Off
Use Adaptive Method: Off
Result folder SolidWorks document (W:\G & S Fabritech\ENG
Master 40\G & S Fabritech Ltd\Drawings GSF
NEW\AFS125)

Units
Unit system: SI (MKS)
Length/Displacement mm
Temperature Kelvin
Angular velocity Rad/sec
Pressure/Stress N/m^2



G & S Fabritech
Muirhead house, Insch Business Park,
Insch, AB52 6TA

Robert Smith
18/03/2013



Analyzed with SolidWorks Simulation Simulation of 2mx168mm Spreader Beam 5

Material Properties
Model Reference Properties Components

Name: Plain Carbon Steel
Model type: Linear Elastic Isotropic
Default failure
criterion:
Max von Mises Stress
Yield strength: 2.20594e+008 N/m^2
Tensile strength: 3.99826e+008 N/m^2
Elastic modulus: 2.1e+011 N/m^2
Poisson's ratio: 0.28
Mass density: 7800 kg/m^3
Shear modulus: 7.9e+010 N/m^2
Thermal expansion
coefficient:
1.3e-005 /Kelvin

SolidBody 1(Boss-
Extrude1)(12x50x2000-125-
1),
SolidBody 1(Boss-
Extrude1)(150x15x2000-125-
1),
SolidBody 1(Boss-
Extrude1)(168x16mm-125-1)
Curve Data:N/A



G & S Fabritech
Muirhead house, Insch Business Park,
Insch, AB52 6TA

Robert Smith
18/03/2013



Analyzed with SolidWorks Simulation Simulation of 2mx168mm Spreader Beam 6

Loads and Fixtures
Fixture name Fixture Image Fixture Details
Fixed-1

Entities: 1 face(s)
Type: Fixed Geometry
Resultant Forces
Components X Y Z Resultant
Reaction force(N) 0.0273193 10570.1 -0.00790477 10570.1
Reaction Moment(N-m) 0 0 0 0


Load name Load Image Load Details
Gravity-1

Reference: Top Plane
Values: 0 0 -9.81
Units: SI
Force-1

Entities: 1 face(s)
Type: Apply normal force
Value: 15000 N



G & S Fabritech
Muirhead house, Insch Business Park,
Insch, AB52 6TA

Robert Smith
18/03/2013



Analyzed with SolidWorks Simulation Simulation of 2mx168mm Spreader Beam 7

Connector Definitions
No Data





Contact Information

Contact Contact Image Contact Properties
Global Contact

Type: Bonded
Components: 1 component(s)
Options: Compatible
mesh




G & S Fabritech
Muirhead house, Insch Business Park,
Insch, AB52 6TA

Robert Smith
18/03/2013



Analyzed with SolidWorks Simulation Simulation of 2mx168mm Spreader Beam 8

Mesh Information
Mesh type Solid Mesh
Mesher Used: Standard mesh
Automatic Transition: Off
Include Mesh Auto Loops: Off
Jacobian points 29 Points
Element Size 13.9298 mm
Tolerance 0.696488 mm
Mesh Quality High
Remesh failed parts with incompatible mesh Off

Mesh Information - Details
Total Nodes 90645
Total Elements 53639
Maximum Aspect Ratio 4.3908
% of elements with Aspect Ratio < 3 99.4
% of elements with Aspect Ratio > 10 0
% of distorted elements(Jacobian) 0
Time to complete mesh(hh;mm;ss): 00:00:22
Computer name: AFS-NB01

G & S Fabritech
Muirhead house, Insch Business Park,
Insch, AB52 6TA

Robert Smith
18/03/2013



Analyzed with SolidWorks Simulation Simulation of 2mx168mm Spreader Beam 9



Sensor Details

Sensor name Location Sensor Details
Stress1

Value : 565734 N/m^2
Entities :
Result :Stress
Component :VON: von Mises Stress
Criterion :Model Max
Step Criterion : Across all Steps
Step No.:1
Alert Value: NA



G & S Fabritech
Muirhead house, Insch Business Park,
Insch, AB52 6TA

Robert Smith
18/03/2013



Analyzed with SolidWorks Simulation Simulation of 2mx168mm Spreader Beam 10

Resultant Forces
Reaction Forces
Selection set Units Sum X Sum Y Sum Z Resultant
Entire Model N 0.0273193 10570.1 -0.00790477 10570.1
Reaction Moments
Selection set Units Sum X Sum Y Sum Z Resultant
Entire Model N-m 0 0 0 0


Beams
No Data


G & S Fabritech
Muirhead house, Insch Business Park,
Insch, AB52 6TA

Robert Smith
18/03/2013



Analyzed with SolidWorks Simulation Simulation of 2mx168mm Spreader Beam 11

Study Results

Name Type Min Max
Stress1 VON: von Mises Stress 0.260508 N/m^2
Node: 9978
565734 N/m^2
Node: 36198
2mx168mm Spreader Beam-Study 1-Stress-Stress1













G & S Fabritech
Muirhead house, Insch Business Park,
Insch, AB52 6TA

Robert Smith
18/03/2013



Analyzed with SolidWorks Simulation Simulation of 2mx168mm Spreader Beam 12

Name Type Min Max
Displacement1 URES: Resultant Displacement 0 mm
Node: 13277
0.000216739 mm
Node: 42221
2mx168mm Spreader Beam-Study 1-Displacement-Displacement1

















G & S Fabritech
Muirhead house, Insch Business Park,
Insch, AB52 6TA

Robert Smith
18/03/2013



Analyzed with SolidWorks Simulation Simulation of 2mx168mm Spreader Beam 13







Name Type Min Max
Strain1 ESTRN: Equivalent Strain 4.31618e-010
Element: 4697
1.98757e-006
Element: 11840
2mx168mm Spreader Beam-Study 1-Strain-Strain1





G & S Fabritech
Muirhead house, Insch Business Park,
Insch, AB52 6TA

Robert Smith
18/03/2013



Analyzed with SolidWorks Simulation Simulation of 2mx168mm Spreader Beam 14





Name Type Min Max
Factor of Safety1 Automatic 383.749
Node: 12841
8.46784e+008
Node: 9978
2mx168mm Spreader Beam-Study 1-Factor of Safety-Factor of Safety1

G & S Fabritech
Muirhead house, Insch Business Park,
Insch, AB52 6TA

Robert Smith
18/03/2013



Analyzed with SolidWorks Simulation Simulation of 2mx168mm Spreader Beam 15







Conclusion