CivilFEM V17.

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Update

Peter R Barrett, P.E.

2017 CAE Associates

What is CivilFEM?
CivilFEM is an integrated Pre- , Solu - and Post-processor add-on to
traditional ANSYS developed by ANSYSs Spain partner INGECIBER

AASHTO LRFD NSYS/CivilFEM

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INGECIBER- CivilFEM Developer / ANSYS Partner

Ingeciber S.A. is a CAE company and ANSYS Partner with more

than 30 years of experience using and developing CAE Software

Ingecibers Quality Assurance System is ISO 9001 certified.

Ansys, Inc and Ingeciber, S.A. have a long standing OEM

Agreement and established a strategic alliance for FEA solutions
in the construction industry. Some worldwide Customers:

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CivilFEM Strengths
Internal Units Structure
User can select from a series of consistent units
User can define there own user units combination
Material properties
Material properties are included for Steel, Concrete and Soil
Linear and nonlinear materials are available
Code checking
Full suite of code checking including US and International Codes
Entire suite of ANSYS capabilities including nonlinear analysis and dynamics
One can use all ANSYS elements even ones not used in code check

Industry Specific CivilFEM Modules

Nonlinear Bridge Simulation

Pre-stressed Concrete

Geotechnical Applications including tunnelling

Nuclear Applications

Scripting and Custom Programming without need to compile

Integrates seamlessly with ANSYS (APDL)

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ANSYS Strengths
Nonlinear Stress Analysis
Contact
Plasticity
Creep
Large Deflection P-Delta Effects
Element Birth and Death
Full Element Library (over 200)
Beams, Pipes & Shells
2D and 3D Solids
Springs, Contact, etc
Dynamic Analysis
Response Spectrum

Nonlinear Transient Dynamics

Thermal-Stress Analysis
Indirect and direct coupled field simulations

Large Model Simulations

Solvers, meshing, Postprocessing, Graphics

Scripting and Custom Programming without need to compile (APDL)

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People and Organizations
ANSYS, Inc.
Developer of ANSYS family of products.
Headquartered in Canonsburg, PA - USA (south
of Pittsburgh)
Ingeciber
Developer of CivilFEM family of products.
Headquartered in Madrid, Spain
support@civilfem.com
CAE Associates:
Sales and support network for ANSYS and
CivilFEM.
Local expertise for CivilFEM for ANSYS
consulting and training.
Contact Info for Support
203-758-2914
support@caeai.com
www.caeai.com

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CAE Associates

Engineering consulting firm.

Provides ANSYS hotline
support.
Engineering seminars
including customized on-site
classes tailored to your
specific needs.
WebEx interactive training
available in your office via
the Web.
Custom software
development.
Website: www.caeai.com

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CAE Associates - ANSYS Training Courses

Introduction to ANSYS Introduction to ANSYS - Workbench

FEA Best Practices Environment
Heat Transfer ANSYS Workbench - DesignModeler
Dynamics ANSYS Workbench - Simulation
Advanced ANSYS Advanced Techniques using ANSYS
Workbench
Structural Nonlinearities
Contact CFD Introductory Short Course
ANSYS Customization and Introduction to CFX
Programming (APDL)
Modeling Contact with ANSYS
ANSYS Customization and
Programming (APDL)
Random Vibrations
ANSYS/LS-Dyna (Explicit
Dynamics)

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CAE Associates Senior Technical Staff

Nicholas M. Veikos, Ph.D., President

Peter R. Barrett, M.S.C.E., P.E., Vice President
Michael Bak, Ph.D., Sr. Project Manager
Patrick Cunningham, M.S.M.E., Project Manager
Steven Hale, M.S.M.E., Project Manager
James Kosloski, M.S.M.E., Director Engineering
Adam Norman, M.S.M.E., Project Engineer
Jon Dudley, Ph.D., Project Manager
George Bauer, M.S.M.E., Project Manager
Eric Stamper, M.S.M.E., Project Manager
Michael Kuron, Ph.D., CFD Manager
Chris Mesibov, M.S.E.E. Sr. Project Manager

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CivilFEM V17.1 New Features
Recorded Update Webinar
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QQFOyp5Oyw

CivilFEM has its own Product Launcher, independent from ANSYS.

Original ANSYS.exe can be used from the ANSYS Product Launcher
CivilFEM for ANSYS can be used from CivilFEM Product Launcher.
New license system enables borrowable licenses

Updated code checking added including ACI, AISC and AASHTO.

New Design Capabilities

Shell bending reinforcement by means of bar diameter and spacing.
Shell cracking checking according to Eurocode 2(EN 1992-1-1:2004/AC:2008),
ACI 318-05 and ACI 318-14.

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CivilFEM V17.1 Update
Recap of CivilFEM Strengths
Preprocessor
User Routines
Creep for example
Postprocessor

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CivilFEM V17.1 Update
New Videos available to view on YouTube Update Seminar

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QQFOyp5Oyw

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CivilFEM V17.1 Update
New Features

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Starting CivilFEM
Use the Product Launcher

Launcher allows one to start CivilFEM with ANSYS

Interactive vs. batch

ANSYS License

Specify Directory

Jobname

Input and output file names if running in batch

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CivilFEM V17.1 Update

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CivilFEM V17.1 Update
New Features

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CivilFEM 17.1

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CivilFEM 17.1

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CivilFEM 17.1 - Shell Spacing and bars

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CivilFEM 17.1
High Confidence of a Low Probability of Failure

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CivilFEM 17.1
Using CivilFEM with WB

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CivilFEM 17.1

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 Combining
Workbench and
CivilFEM in
Concrete Design

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CivilFEM 17.1 Convert WB models
Converting Models from WB
Insert Commands to DS.DAT file
No Need to Resolve!

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Example Slab
Demonstrate process of running CivilFEM concrete slab design from
model developed in Workbench
Use Static Structural Analysis Template

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Example Slab
Build Slab in DesignModeler
Create > Primitive > Box
32 in x 75 in x 40 in

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Example Slab
Concrete Material defined via Engineering Data
Select Engineering Data Sources
General Materials
Concrete
Un-Select Engineering Data Sources

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Example Slab
Open Mechanical and Assign Concrete Material to Slab
Assign Material Concrete to Slab
Verify via Display Style

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Example Slab
Define Mesh
Dropped Mid-side Nodes
Edge Sizing = 6 in on any edge to create 6 elements through the thickness

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Example Slab
Loads and Boundary Conditions
Pressure Loading = 1000 psi
Symmetry (Frictionless support) on two faces
Fixed support in vertical direction on other two faces

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Example Slab
Named Selections of nodes on face and elements for Slab
Body for Elements

Face for Nodes

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Example Slab
Run Analysis and Postprocess using ANSYS Materials

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Example Slab
Run Analysis and Postprocess using ANSYS Materials

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Example Slab
Open Solver Directory
Edit the DS.DAT file to edit:
Remove the WB header info
in blue

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Example Slab
Edit the DS.DAT file to remove footer material in Blue:

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Example Slab
Add the following commands to the bottom of the file (WB_slab.dat):

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Example Slab
Start up CivilFEM Product via Launcher

Read in the edited ds.dat file via /input command

or via GUI using
File > Read input from ..

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Example Slab
Results Processing
Design Requirements for reinforcement in X direction (long direction):

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Example Slab
Results Processing
Design Requirements for reinforcement in Y direction:

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Example Slab
Results Processing

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