Altair Hyperworks 12.0 Introduction To Finite Element Analysis Chapter 4: Post Processing

Altair HyperWorks 12.
0
Introduction to Finite Element Analysis
Chapter 4: Post Processing
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Intro to FEA Post Processing

Understanding Results
Reading Results
Remember, FEA is an approximate technique
Accuracy of displayed results could be 25%, 60%, or 90% with
respect to the experimental data
The following checks helps in reducing the error margin:
Visual check Discontinuous or an abrupt change in the stress
pattern across the elements in critical areas indicate a need for local
mesh refinement in the region.
10 to 15% difference in FEA and experimental results is considered
a good correlation
Probable reasons for more than 15% deviation wrong boundary
conditions, material properties, presence of residual stresses,
localized effects like welding, bolt torque, experimental errors etc
General rule of thumb View displacement and animation for
deformation first
Excessive displacement or illogical movement of the components indicates
that something is wrong
deformation first
Check Reaction forces, Moments, Residuals and Strain energy norms
Comparing the summation of applied forces or moments and reaction forces
or moments, external and internal work done, and residuals helps in
estimating the numerical accuracy of the results
The values should be within the specified limits
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Items to keep in mind while viewing results

deformation first
Stress Plot
Location and contour in the vicinity of the maximum stress should be
observed carefully
Discontinuities, or abrupt changes, in the stress pattern across the elements
in critical area indicate the need for local mesh refinement

deformation first
Stress Plot
Which stress one should refer to?
The best way to understand the output options of a specific software and to
decide which stress one should be refer to is to solve a simple problem with a
known analytical answer and compare the results with analytical results
Interestingly, if the same results are viewed in different post processors, it
would show different result values (due to different default settings)

deformation first
Stress Plot
Convergence test
Increasing the number of nodes improves the accuracy of the results but at
the same time, it increases the solution time and cost
Usual practice is to increase the number of elements and nodes in the areas
of high stress (rather than reducing the global element size and remeshing
the entire model) and continue until the difference between the two
consecutive results is less than 5 to 10%
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deformation first
Stress Plot
Meshing for symmetric structures should be symmetric otherwise the
analysis would show unsymmetric results (even for symmetric loads and
restraints)

deformation first
Stress Plot
restraints)
Importance of duplicate element check
Duplicate elements add extra thickness at respective locations and result in
too less stress and displacement
Occurs without any warning and error during the analysis
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deformation first
Stress Plot
restraints)
Selection of appropriate type of stress
VonMises stresses should be reported for ductile materials and maximum
principal stresses for brittle material (casting) components
For nonlinear analysis, we should pay attention to true and engineering
stress
True stress is defined as the ratio of the applied load to the instantaneous
cross-sectional area
With engineering stress, the cross-section remains constant
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deformation first
Stress Plot
restraints)
Selection of appropriate type of stress
Additional questions to ask when validating a linear analysis
Is the maximum stress less than yield stress?
Are the displacements are small with respect to the characteristic structural
size?
Is there any rotation larger than 10?
Is there any overlap after deformation (contact)?
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Reading Results using HyperWorks Desktop

Using HyperWorks Desktop, select a new page or window
Change the client type to HyperView
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Loading Files
Animating Results
Contour Plots
Plotting Basics
Publishing Results
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Loading Files
The Load Model panel is used to load data into the session.
Click the Open Model button
from the Standard toolbar
or
From the menu bar, select File > Open > Model
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Animating Results
Animation Toolbar
Animation Transient, Modal, or Linear (Static) Results
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Contour Plots
Contour Panel
Results Browser Results View
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Plotting Basics Using HyperGraph
Build Plots panel,

,! allows you to create multiple curves and plots
from a single data file
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Plotting Basics Using HyperGraph
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Publishing Results - Capturing Images/Video
View > Toolbars > HyperWorks > Image Capture

Save image to file/clipboard - Saves the current image to a file or a

clipboard for subsequent pasting


Capture graphics area - Captures the graphics area and either saves
to a file or to the clipboard


Capture panel area - Captures the panel area and either saves to a
file or to the clipboard


Capture dynamic rectangle - Use the mouse to select a rectangular
area to capture as an image


Capture frame area - Use the mouse to select a frame area to capture
as the image


as the image
Capture Animation Video - capture the animation data to an AVI, AMF,
BMP, JPEG, TIFF, or PNG


as the image
Capture Animation Video - capture the animation data to an AVI, AMF,
BMP, JPEG, TIFF, or PNG
Capture Dynamic Rectangular Video - graphically select a
rectangular area where the video should be recorded. Captures the
animation data to an AVI, AMF, BMP, JPEG, TIFF, or PNG

Publishing Results - Publish to HTML or PowerPoint
File > Publish > HTML, PowerPoint 2003, or PowerPoint 2007
Captures multiple pages and windows to various file formats
H3D, AVI, JPEG, etc.
Organizes them into HTML or PowerPoint file

Session Browser
Used to determine which pages in
the session should be published

Session Browser
Right click on window to set file
format

Session Browser
Right click on window to set file
format
Export Settings
Preferences > Export Settings >
AMF, AVI, H3D > JPEG

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Intro to FEA Post Processing

Items to keep in mind while viewing results

Items to keep in mind while viewing results

Items to keep in mind while viewing results

Items to keep in mind while viewing results

Items to keep in mind while viewing results

Items to keep in mind while viewing results

Items to keep in mind while viewing results

Reading Results using HyperWorks Desktop

Change the client type to HyperView

Reading Results using HyperWorks Desktop

Reading Results using HyperWorks Desktop

Reading Results using HyperWorks Desktop

Animation Transient, Modal, or Linear (Static) Results

Reading Results using HyperWorks Desktop

Results Browser Results View

Reading Results using HyperWorks Desktop

Build Plots panel,

Reading Results using HyperWorks Desktop

Reading Results using HyperWorks Desktop

Reading Results using HyperWorks Desktop

Save image to file/clipboard - Saves the current image to a file or a

Reading Results using HyperWorks Desktop

Save image to file/clipboard - Saves the current image to a file or a

Reading Results using HyperWorks Desktop

Save image to file/clipboard - Saves the current image to a file or a

Reading Results using HyperWorks Desktop

Save image to file/clipboard - Saves the current image to a file or a

Reading Results using HyperWorks Desktop

Save image to file/clipboard - Saves the current image to a file or a

Reading Results using HyperWorks Desktop

Save image to file/clipboard - Saves the current image to a file or a

Reading Results using HyperWorks Desktop

Save image to file/clipboard - Saves the current image to a file or a

Reading Results using HyperWorks Desktop

Reading Results using HyperWorks Desktop

Reading Results using HyperWorks Desktop

Reading Results using HyperWorks Desktop

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