Simulation of Bracket

calculation
Date: vineri, 21 iulie 2017
Designer: Gabriela Pricope
Study name: Static
Analysis type: Static

Table of Contents
Description ............................................ 1
Assumptions .......................................... 2
Model Information ................................... 2
Study Properties ..................................... 3
Units ................................................... 3
Material Properties .................................. 4
Description Loads and Fixtures................................... 5
Strength analysis report for a bracket holding a beam Contact Information ................................. 6
UB904x305x224.
Mesh information .................................... 7
Resultant Forces ..................................... 8
Study Results ......................................... 9
Conclusion .......................................... 19

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Assumptions
Comments:
1) The bracket is made from P1000 Unistrut profiles from mild steel.
2) The components of the bracket are connected with P1026 Unistrut angle brackets bolted with 1/2-13 hex
bolts and nuts.
3) The vertical component of the bracket is fixed with 10 nuts.
4) The UB beam is sitting on the bottom horizontal component of the bracket and is connected with 4
clamps to the top and bottom horizontal components of the bracket.
5) The brackets are placed at 800 mm distance from each to other.
For the simplification of the analysis will be considered a 1600mm long beam supported on 2 brackets.

Model Information

Model name: Bracket

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Study Properties
Study name Static
Analysis type Static
Mesh type Mixed Mesh
Thermal Effect: On
Thermal option Include temperature loads
Zero strain temperature 298 Kelvin
Include fluid pressure effects from SOLIDWORKS Off
Flow Simulation
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

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

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Material Properties
Model Reference Properties Components
Name: AISI 304 Hex bolt -13 - 65 with nut
Model type: Linear Elastic Isotropic
Default failure Unknown
criterion:
Yield strength: 2.06807e+008 N/m^2
Tensile strength: 5.17017e+008 N/m^2
Elastic modulus: 1.9e+011 N/m^2
Poisson's ratio: 0.29
Mass density: 8000 kg/m^3
Shear modulus: 7.5e+010 N/m^2
Thermal expansion 1.8e-005 /Kelvin
coefficient:
Curve Data:N/A
Name: Plain Carbon Steel P1000 Unistrut profiles
Model type: Linear Elastic Isotropic UB914x305x224x10
Default failure Unknown
criterion:
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 1.3e-005 /Kelvin
coefficient:
Curve Data:N/A
Name: AISI 1010 Steel, hot P1026 Unistrut brackets
rolled bar
Model type: Linear Elastic Isotropic
Default failure Unknown
criterion:
Yield strength: 1.8e+008 N/m^2
Tensile strength: 3.25e+008 N/m^2
Elastic modulus: 2e+011 N/m^2
Poisson's ratio: 0.29
Mass density: 7870 kg/m^3
Shear modulus: 8e+010 N/m^2
Thermal expansion 1.2e-005 /Kelvin
coefficient:
Curve Data:N/A

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Loads and Fixtures

Fixture name Fixture Image Fixture Details
Entities: 20 face(s)
Type: Fixed Geometry

Fixed-1

Resultant Forces
Components X Y Z Resultant
Reaction force(N) 0.536774 3598.25 -1.5485 3598.25
Reaction Moment(N.m) -0.0188817 0.329513 -0.806644 0.871556

Load name Load Image Load Details

Reference: Top Plane
Values: 0 0 -9.81
Units: m/s^2

Gravity-1

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Contact Information

Contact Contact Image Contact Properties

Type: Bonded

Global Contact

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Mesh information
Mesh type Mixed Mesh
Mesher Used: Curvature-based mesh
Jacobian points 4 Points
Jacobian check for shell On
Maximum element size 24.7213 mm
Minimum element size 8.24034 mm
Mesh Quality Plot High
Remesh failed parts with incompatible mesh Off

Mesh information - Details

Total Nodes 178815
Total Elements 87267
Time to complete mesh(hh;mm;ss): 00:00:31

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Resultant Forces
Reaction forces
Selection set Units Sum X Sum Y Sum Z Resultant
Entire Model N 0.536774 3598.25 -1.5485 3598.25

Reaction Moments
Selection set Units Sum X Sum Y Sum Z Resultant
Entire Model N.m -0.0188817 0.329513 -0.806644 0.871556

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Study Results

Name Type Min Max

Stress1 VON: von Mises Stress 0.000e+000N/mm^2 (MPa) 121.576 N/mm^2
Node: 57398 (MPa)
Node: 55114

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Stress2 SY: Y Normal Stress -65.642 N/mm^2 (MPa) 65.228 N/mm^2 (MPa)
Node: 28348 Node: 14991

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Name Type Min Max

Stress3 SX: X Normal Stress -102.810 N/mm^2 (MPa) 102.026 N/mm^2 (MPa)
Node: 54974 Node: 55114

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Name Type Min Max

Stress4 TXY: Shear in Y Dir. on YZ Plane -32.984 N/mm^2 (MPa) 25.177 N/mm^2 (MPa)
Node: 91305 Node: 56473

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Stress5 TXZ: Shear in Z Dir. on YZ Plane -37.870 N/mm^2 (MPa) 40.311 N/mm^2 (MPa)
Node: 60198 Node: 90964

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Stress6 P1: 1st Principal Stress -11.021 N/mm^2 (MPa) 106.403 N/mm^2
Node: 108458 (MPa)
Node: 55114

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Stress7 P2: 2nd Principal Stress -55.696 N/mm^2 (MPa) 57.208 N/mm^2 (MPa)
Node: 92068 Node: 61123

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Stress8 P3: 3rd Principal Stress -105.790 N/mm^2 (MPa) 10.939 N/mm^2 (MPa)
Node: 54974 Node: 108825

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Stress9 INT: Stress Intensity(P1-P3) 0.000e+000N/mm^2 (MPa) 140.355 N/mm^2
Node: 57398 (MPa)
Node: 55114

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Displacement1 URES: Resultant Displacement 0.000e+000mm 0.675 mm
Node: 53066 Node: 1010

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Strain1 ESTRN: Equivalent Strain 0.000e+000 3.185e-004
Element: 25440 Element: 14052

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Conclusion
Comments:
By analyzing the stress plots for the normal and shear stresses on each direction, as well as the principal
stresses on each direction and the Von Mises stress, the values obtained are consistently below the yield
stress limit
The maximal deformation value is 0.675 mm at the far end of the horizontal components of the bracket,
which is in the safety limits (1/200).

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