Modeling Exercise in

FX for DIANA
Solid pile and two soil layers

DIANA Training Series

October 2-5 2012

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Description

Overview
Using various geometry tools:
- Creating a surface – Grid Surface
- Divide
- Cut
- Check Duplicates
Different approaches to interact
solid segments with each other or
with a surface

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 Model Definition
1. Geometry Definition

Main Menu: File > New…

In the lower-right corner of the Main Window, choose the units [N, m]

Main Menu: Geometry > Primitive Feature > Box …

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 Model Definition
From Works-Tree right click on Ground solid shape and change the Display Mode to Wireframe

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 Model Definition
Main Menu: Geometry > Surface > Create > Grid Face…

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 Model Definition
Main Menu: Geometry > Solid > Divide …

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 Model Definition
Main Menu: Geometry > Check > Duplicates …

The yellow face shows the divide operation has been performed successfully
and the yellow face is correctly shared between two solid segments 7
 Model Definition
Main Menu: Geometry > Primitive Feature > Cylinder …

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 Model Definition
Main Menu: Geometry > Check > Duplicates …

As can be seen there is no yellow surface along the cylinder solid segment. Therefore,
there is no correct interaction between cylindrical solid and ground solid segments. 9
 Auto Mesh
2. Assign Auto Mesh

Main Menu: Mesh > Auto Mesh > Solid …

Select all the solid segments

Arbitrary value

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 Mesh check
From Works-Tree right click on Mesh Set and select Hide All

Main Menu: Mesh > Check Mesh …

As can bee seen from the picture, the highlighted part, which is located inside the cube,
represents an incorrect nodal connectivity (mismatching connectivity) between solid pile
elements and surrounding soil segments elements. To avoid this phenomenon we need to
correctly interact the solid segments at geometry level (i.e. before assigning mesh sets).
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 Boolean Operation – First method
Delete mesh sets from Works Tree

Main Menu: Geometry > Boolean Operation > Cut …

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 Boolean Operation
Repeat the same steps for the lower soil layer and the solid cylinder

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 Boolean Operation
Repeat the same steps for the lower soil layer and the solid cylinder

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 Model Definition
Main Menu: Geometry > Check > Duplicates …

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 Auto Mesh
Main Menu: Mesh > Auto Mesh > Solid …

Select all the solid segments

Arbitrary value

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 Mesh check
From Works-Tree right click on Mesh Set and select Hide All

Main Menu: Mesh > Check Mesh …

As can bee seen from the picture, the assigned mesh sets have a correct nodal connectivity
(i,e. there is no internal orange face) .
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 Divide – Second method
Undo the model to the beginning of the first approach (Go to Slide 8)

Main Menu: Geometry > Solid > Divide …

Change the selection filter to Shell

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 Model Definition
Main Menu: Geometry > Check > Duplicates …

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 Auto Mesh
Main Menu: Mesh > Auto Mesh > Solid …

Select all the solid segments

Arbitrary value

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 Mesh check
From Works-Tree right click on Mesh Set and select Hide All

Main Menu: Mesh > Check Mesh …

As can bee seen from the picture, the assigned mesh sets have a correct nodal connectivity
(i,e. there is no internal orange face) .
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