Eutectic Metal

Simulation of Finite
element analysis
exercise1
Date: November-17-14
Designer: Mahfuzul Haque
Study name: Static 1
Analysis type: Static

Table of Contents
Description...........................................1
Assumptions..........................................2
Model Information..................................2
Study Properties.....................................3
Units..................................................3
Material Properties.................................4
Loads and Fixtures..................................5
Connector Definitions..............................5
Contact Information................................6
Mesh Information....................................7
Sensor Details........................................8
Resultant Forces....................................8
Beams.................................................9
Study Results.......................................10
Conclusion..........................................12

Description
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Mahfuzul Haque
17/11/2014

Assumptions

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Model Information

Model name: Finite element analysis exercise1

Current Configuration: Default

Solid Bodies
Document Name and
Reference
Sweep1

Treated As

Solid Body

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Volumetric Properties
Mass:0.633049 kg
Volume:8.22141e-005 m^3
Density:7700 kg/m^3
Weight:6.20388 N

Document Path/Date
Modified
C:\Users\Mahfuzul
Haque\Documents\Truss\F
inite element analysis
exercise1.SLDPRT
Nov 17 19:05:00 2014

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17/11/2014

Study Properties
Study name
Analysis type

Static 1
Static

Mesh type
Thermal Effect:

Solid Mesh
On

Thermal option
Zero strain temperature

Include temperature loads

298 Kelvin

Include fluid pressure effects from SolidWorks

Flow Simulation
Solver type

Off

Inplane Effect:
Soft Spring:

Off
Off

Inertial Relief:
Incompatible bonding options

Off
Automatic

Large displacement
Compute free body forces

Off
On

Friction
Use Adaptive Method:

Off
Off

Result folder

SolidWorks document (C:\Users\Mahfuzul

Haque\Documents\Truss)

FFEPlus

Units
Unit system:
Length/Displacement

SI (MKS)
mm

Temperature
Angular velocity

Kelvin
Rad/sec

Pressure/Stress

N/m^2

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Material Properties
Model Reference

Properties
Name:
Model type:
Default failure
criterion:
Yield strength:
Tensile strength:
Elastic modulus:
Poisson's ratio:
Mass density:
Shear modulus:
Thermal expansion
coefficient:

Components

Alloy Steel
Linear Elastic Isotropic
Max von Mises Stress

SolidBody 1(Sweep1)(Part1)

6.20422e+008 N/m^2
7.23826e+008 N/m^2
2.1e+011 N/m^2
0.28
7700 kg/m^3
7.9e+010 N/m^2
1.3e-005 /Kelvin

Curve Data:N/A

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Loads and Fixtures

Fixture name

Fixture Image

Fixture Details
Entities:
Type:

1 face(s)
Fixed Geometry

Fixed-1

Resultant Forces
Components
Reaction force(N)
Reaction Moment(N.m)

Load name

X
-0.00296164
0

Load Image

Y
-889.635
0

Z
0.0056957
0

Resultant
889.635
0

Load Details
Entities:
Type:
Values:

1 face(s)
Apply force
---, 200, --- lbf

Force-1

Connector Definitions
No Data

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17/11/2014

Contact Information
No Data

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Mesh Information
Mesh type
Mesher Used:

Solid Mesh
Standard mesh

Automatic Transition:
Include Mesh Auto Loops:

Off
Off

Jacobian points
Element Size

4 Points
0.15 in

Tolerance
Mesh Quality

0.015 in
High

Mesh Information - Details

Total Nodes

15138

Total Elements
Maximum Aspect Ratio

9448
3.4653

% of elements with Aspect Ratio < 3

% of elements with Aspect Ratio > 10

99.8
0

% of distorted elements(Jacobian)
Time to complete mesh(hh;mm;ss):

0
00:00:01

Computer name:

MAH_HAWK

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Sensor Details
No Data

Resultant Forces
Reaction Forces
Selection set

Units

Sum X

Sum Y

Sum Z

Resultant

Entire Model

-0.00296164

-889.635

0.0056957

889.635

Reaction Moments
Selection set

Units

Sum X

Sum Y

Sum Z

Resultant

Entire Model

N.m

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Beams
No Data

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Study Results
Name

Type

Min

Max

Stress1

VON: von Mises Stress

88704.2 N/m^2
Node: 7226

1.81269e+008 N/m^2
Node: 129

Finite element analysis exercise1-Static 1-Stress-Stress1

Name

Type

Min

Max

Displacement1

URES: Resultant Displacement

0 mm
Node: 233

1.21467 mm
Node: 9885

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