Stiffness Matrix Example

Using ABAQUS

Model
Fixed Nodes

Plane Stress Elements

MPC with Node #9 as Master

.5 inch
(1 inch thk)

1 inch

Direction X is Direction #1 in ABAQUS

Direction Y is Direction #2 in ABAQUS
Direction Z is Direction #3 in ABAQUS

Direction MX is Direction #4 in ABAQUS

Direction MY is Direction #5 in ABAQUS
Direction MZ is Direction #6 in ABAQUS

ABAQUS INPUT DEC

*HEADING
Model: stiffness Date: 18-Oct-2002
*NODE
1,
0.00000,
0.00000,
0.00000
2,
1.00000,
0.00000,
0.00000
3,
1.00000,
0.50000,
0.00000
4,
0.00000,
0.50000,
0.00000
5,
0.25000,
0.00000,
0.00000
6,
0.50000,
0.00000,
0.00000
7,
0.75000,
0.00000,
0.00000
8,
1.00000,
0.12500,
0.00000
9,
1.00000,
0.25000,
0.00000
10,
1.00000,
0.37500,
0.00000
11,
0.75000,
0.50000,
0.00000
12,
0.50000,
0.50000,
0.00000
13,
0.25000,
0.50000,
0.00000
14,
0.00000,
0.37500,
0.00000
15,
0.00000,
0.25000,
0.00000
16,
0.00000,
0.12500,
0.00000
17,
0.25000,
0.12500,
0.00000
18,
0.50000,
0.12500,
0.00000
19,
0.75000,
0.12500,
0.00000
20,
0.25000,
0.25000,
0.00000
21,
0.50000,
0.25000,
0.00000
22,
0.75000,
0.25000,
0.00000
23,
0.25000,
0.37500,
0.00000
24,
0.50000,
0.37500,
0.00000
25,
0.75000,
0.37500,
0.00000

*ELEMENT, TYPE=CPS4 , ELSET=V1

1, 1, 5, 17, 16
2, 5, 6, 18, 17
3, 6, 7, 19, 18
4, 7, 2, 8, 19
5, 16, 17, 20, 15
6, 17, 18, 21, 20
7, 18, 19, 22, 21
8, 19, 8, 9, 22
9, 15, 20, 23, 14
10, 20, 21, 24, 23
11, 21, 22, 25, 24
12, 22, 9, 10, 25
13, 14, 23, 13, 4
14, 23, 24, 12, 13
15, 24, 25, 11, 12
16, 25, 10, 3, 11

*NSET, NSET=BC
1, 4, 14, 15, 16
*NSET, NSET=F
2, 3, 8, 9, 10
*NSET, NSET=MIDNODE
9,
*MPC
BEAM,2,9
BEAM,3,9
BEAM,8,9
BEAM,10,9

*SOLID SECTION, ELSET=V1, MATERIAL=STEEL

*MATERIAL, NAME=STEEL
*ELASTIC, TYPE=ISO
30E06, 0.3
*BOUNDARY
BC,1,2
*STEP
*SUBSTRUCTURE GENERATE, TYPE=Z0002
*SUBSTRUCTURE MATRIX OUTPUT,FILE NAME=stiffred, STIFFNESS=YES
*RETAINED NODAL DOFS
MIDNODE,
*END STEP

ABAQUS Stiffness Matrix

Output
**
** GENERATION OF SUBSTRUCTURE Z2
*USER ELEMENT, NODES=
1, LINEAR
** ELEMENT NODES
**
9
1, 2, 6
*MATRIX,TYPE=STIFFNESS
15298076.196484
-.23283064365387E-09, 2459060.3806317
0.40745362639427E-09, -1229530.1903159

Node Number for Stiffness Matrix

Degrees of Freedom (DOF)
Symmetric portion of Stiffness Matrix
(3 DOF produce a 3X3 Stiffness Matrix)
, 963782.12724212

{F}=[K]{x} where [K]~ = 15298076.

0
0

0
2459060.
-1229530.

0
-1229530.
963782.

(Note: 1e-9 ~ 0.0)

{F} = force= f1 (Force in X

f2 (Force in Y
f6 (Moment about Z)

{x}= displacement=d1 (Displacement in X)

d2 (Displacement in Y)
d6 (Rotation about Z)

Empirical Stiffness Calcs.

In standard text books, beam equations are set up to
show the amount of deflection that will occur when
loaded with a certain amount of force.
For example, a force applied in the Y direction will
produce both a Y displacement AND a MZ
rotation.
Since the force is the independent variable (given), we
need to invert the stiffness matrix in order to compare
standard compliance equations with the compliance
values found in ABAQUS

Compliance Matrix derived from

the Stiffness Matrix
{F}=[K]{x} ---> {x}=[K] -1{F}------------------------>
[K] -1 = 6.53E-08
0
0

0
1.12E-6
1.43E-6

0
1.43E-6
2.87E-6

x1
F1
x2 = [K]-1 F2
x6
F6

For a Force F1, x1=F*L/AE-->F*1/(.5*30e6)=6.66e-8F ~ 6.53E-8

For a Force F2, x2=F*L^3/(3*E*I)-->F*1^3/(3*30e6*.0104)=1.066E-6F~ 1.12E-6
and
x6=F*L^2/(2*E*I)-->F*1^2/(2*30e6*.0104)=1.559E-6F~ 1.43E-6
For a Force F6, x2=M*L^2/(2*E*I)-->M*1^2/(2*30e6*.0104)=1.559E-6F~ 1.43E-6
and x6=M*L/(E*I)-->M*1^2/(30E6*.0104)=3.199E-6F~ 2.87E-6