WS2 Solid Shell Composites Modeling 021312

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Composites Technology Day, February 2012

Copyright 2012 MSC.Software Corporation
WORKSHOP 2
Solid Shell Composites Modeling

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Workshop Objectives
Become familiar with setting up a solid composite shell model
Software Version
Patran 2011
MD Nastran 2011.1
Files Required
solid_shell.db
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Problem Description
Simulate a three-point-bending composite test specimen using solid
composite shell elements
Due to symmetry, only a quarter of the specimen is modeled.
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Material Name % Thickness Orientation
1 Ortho1 1e-3 0
2 Ortho1 9.999 0
3 Ortho1 10 90
4 Ortho1 10 0
5 Ortho1 40 90
6 Ortho1 10 0
7 Ortho1 10 90
8 Ortho1 9.999 0
9 Ortho1 1e-3 0
Problem Description (cont.)
You will build a laminate by entering each ply thickness as a percentage of
the total thickness
Two very thin outer plies are used to pick up stresses at the outside faces of
the part.

Stress recovery ply
Stress recovery ply
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Step 1. Open an existing Patran Database
Start Patran and open a database
containing the composite coupon:
a. Click File Open in the Defaults
group.
b. Select solid_shell.db as the
File name.
c. Click OK.
c
b
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Plot loads and boundary
conditions:
a. Click the Loads/BCs tab.
b. Set Action to Plot Markers.
c. Select Displ_simple_bc
and click Apply. This plots
the simple support in the
vertical direction.
d. Select Displ_sym1 and
click Apply. This plots the
X symmetry constraints.
e. Select Displ_sym2 and
click Apply. This plots the
Y symmetry constraints.
f. Select Force_force1 and
Force_force2 and click
Apply. This plots the
applied load.
g. Click Reset Graphics to
clear the markers.
Step 2. Review Loads and Boundary Conditions
a
b
c
d
e
f
g
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Verify the element coordinates
systems:
a. Click the Meshing tab.
b. Set action to Show.
c. Set Object to Element.
d. Set Info to Coord. Sys.
e. Click on any element to
review the element
coordinate system.
f. Click on a few more
elements to review the
element coordinate system.
Make a mental note of the
element Z direction.
g. Click Reset Graphics.
Step 3. Verify Element Coordinate System
a
b
c
d
e
g
f
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Step 4. Create Material Property
Create a material property:
a. Click the Properties tab.
b. Click 3D in the Orthotropic group.
c. Name the Material ortho1
d. Click on Input Properties
e. Enter the values shown.
f. Click OK.
g. Click Apply.
b
c
e
f
g

d
a
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Step 5. Define the Composite Layup
Create a Laminated Composite:
a. In the Properties tab, click
Laminate in the Composite
group.
b. Name the Material lam1.
c. Click on ortho1 9 times to
create 9 rows in the table
d. Select Total-%thickness
from the Stacking Sequence
Convention
e. Click in the first %thickness cell
f. Click in the Input Data field and
enter 0.001 and press the
Enter key.
g. Repeat step f to enter all ply %
thickness values as shown on
the right. Make sure the total
percentage is 100 when you
are done.
h. Click in the first Orientation cell
i. Enter the ply angles one at a
time as shown.
j. Click Apply.
b
c
e

a
d

c
e
f g
h
i
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Step 6. Create Solid Property
Create 3D solid property:
a. In the Properties tab, click
Solid in the 3D Properties
group. (you may have to move
the Laminated Composite
form out of the way).
b. For Property Set Name, enter
3d-comp.
c. Change Options to Laminate.
d. Click Input Properties
e. Click Material Prop Name icon
and select lam1.
f. Click in the Material
Orientation box, then screen
select Coord 1.
g. For Thickness Direction 3D,
select Element Z Direction.
h. In SCOMP Integration
Scheme, select Assumed
Strain.
i. Click OK.
a
c
b
d
e
f
e
f
g
h
i
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Step 6. Create Solid Property (Cont.)
Create 3D solid property:
a. Click Select Application
Region
b. Rectangle select both solids.
c. Click Add.
d. Click OK.
e. Click Apply.
a
c
d
e

b
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Step 7. Set up Analysis
Select solution type:
a. Click the Analysis tab.
b. Enter
three_point_bending for
Job Name.
c. Click on Solution Type.
d. Select Implicit Nonlinear.
e. Click Solution
Parameters.
f. Check Shell Shear
Correction and SOL 400
Run.
g. Click OK.
h. Click OK.

b
d
e
f
g
h
a
c
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Step 7. Set up Analysis (Cont.)
Define subcase parameters:
i. Click Subcases.
j. Select Default
k. Click Subcase
Parameters.
l. Set Linearity to Linear.
m. Click OK.
n. Click Apply.
o. Click Cancel.
p. Click Apply.

The analysis will take less
than a minute to run.

i
j
l
m
k
n o
p
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Step 8. Attach Results
Attach the results file:
a. Click MASTER / DBALL in the
Access Results group.
b. Click on Select Results File.
c. Select the results file
three_point_bending.MASTER.
d. Click OK.
e. Click Apply.

a
b
c
d
e
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Step 9. Plot Results
Plot deformation:
a. Click the Results tab.
b. Click the Deformation icon.
c. Select Displacement,
Translational for
Deformation Result.
d. Click Apply.

c
d
a
b
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Step 9. Plot Results (cont.)
Plot stresses:
a. Click the Fringe icon.
b. Select Composite Stress, Ply
Stress for Fringe Result.
c. Set Position to Layer 1 at
middle.
d. Set Quantity to X Component.
e. Click Apply.

b
e
a
c
d
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End of Workshop 2
File/Quit to exit Patran.

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