WORKSHOP 1 LANDING GEAR STRUT ANALYSIS

0, Workshop 1, January 2005

Problem Description
A landing gear strut has been designed for a new fighter jet. Determine if the landing gear strut has been designed properly to withstand the landing load. E = 30 x 106 psi =0.3 Landing Load = 7,080 lb

Workshop Objectives
Learn the typical workflow of a finite element analysis using MSC.Patran and MSC.Nastran.

Suggested Exercise Steps

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Create a new database and name it strut.db. Import the strut geometry. Mesh the strut to create solid elements. Apply Loads and Boundary Conditions. Create material properties. Create physical properties. Run analysis with MSC.Nastran. Read the results into MSC.Patran. Plot the Von Mises stress and displacement.

Step 1. Create New Database

a new database called strut.db File / New. Enter strut as the file name. Click OK. Choose Tolerance Based on Model. Select MSC.Nastran as the Analysis Code. Select Structural as the Analysis Type. Click OK.

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Step 2. Import Geometry

he parasolid file File : Import. Select the file trut.xmt. Click Apply.

Step 3. Mesh the Object

a solid mesh lements: Create / Mesh / olid. elect the entire solid. eselect Automatic alculation under Global dge Length. nter 0.5 for the Global dge Length. lick Apply. lick on the Iso2 View con.

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Step 4. Apply Loads and Boundary Conditions

a boundary condition oads/BCs: Create / Displacement / Nodal. Enter hub cylinder as the New Set Name. Click Input Data. Enter <0 0 0> for Translations. Click OK.

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Step 4. Apply Loads and Boundary Conditions

e boundary condition ick Select pplication Region. or the Geometry Filter lect Geometry. et the Selection Filter Surface or Face and lect the cylinder at the ttom of the strut, as own. ick Add. ick OK. ick Apply.

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Step 4. Apply Loads and Boundary Conditions

a load oads/BCs: Create / Total oad / Element Uniform. Enter landing load as the New Set Name. Click Input Data. Enter <0 7080 0> for Load. Click OK.

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Step 4. Apply Loads and Boundary Conditions

he load Click Select Application Region. For the Geometry Filter elect Geometry. Select the upper circular urface at the top of the trut, as shown. Click Add. Click OK. Click Apply.

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Step 5. Create Material Properties

an isotropic material Materials: Create / Isotropic / Manual Input. Enter steel for the Material Name. Click Input Properties. Enter 30e6 for the Elastic Modulus. Enter 0.3 for the Poisson Ratio. Click OK. Click Apply.

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Step 6. Create Physical Properties

physical properties roperties: Create / 3D / Solid. nter strut as the Property et Name. lick Input Properties. elect steel as the material. lick OK.

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Step 6. Create Physical Properties

he physical properties Click in the Select Members box. Screen pick the entire olid as shown. Click Add. Click Apply.

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Step 7. Run Linear Static Analysis

the model nalysis: Analyze / Entire odel / Full Run. lick Solution Type. hoose Linear Static as e Solution Type. lick OK. lick Apply.

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Step 8. Read Results into MSC.Patran

he results file Analysis: Access Results / Attach XDB / Result Entities. Click Select Results File. Choose the results file trut.xdb. Click OK. Click Apply.

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Step 9. Plot Stress and Displacement

a quick plot Results: Create / Quick Plot. Select Stress Tensor as the Fringe Result. Select Displacements, Translational as the Deformation Result. Click Apply. Click on the Iso1 View Icon.