Dr Stefanie Feih

MIET2011 Assignment 1

Nonlinear elastic-plastic analysis of a U-shaped plate

Introduction: Understanding the elastic-plastic response of components under loading is important hen !ielding is accepta"le in an engineering design# $ou are as%ed to e&aluate the response of a plate under "ending loading# 'onsider the U-shaped plate and its loading conditions gi&en in Figure 1 for this assignment#

Figure 1: Specimen dimensions for assignment 1 For the U-shaped plate sho n in the figure( 1# Use A"a)us*'AE to anal!se the "ending stresses and elastic-plastic deformations under the sho n loads for the follo ing cases+ a# ,nset of plastic deformation in the middle portion of the plate "# -hen plastic deformations in the middle portion of the plate progress half a! to the centreline of the plate c# -hen the middle portion of the plate "ecomes full! plastic .plastic deformation reaches centreline of the plate/( resulting in plastic collapse load# 2# 'ompare the performance and discuss the rele&ance and suita"ilit! of modelling "! a# 0-D solid elements( "# 1lane-stress elements

Material properties and dimensions The plate is made out of mild steel# Use the follo ing material properties and dimensions+ E 2 200 31a( 20#00( $2000 M1a .perfectl!-plastic response/# Thic%ness t 2 4X( here X 2 2#0 5 0#00167( here 7 represents the last three digits of !our student num"er# All in-plane dimensions are also multiplied "! X .see Figure 1/# 1lease ensure to use the correct dimensions and state those in !our report#

Dr Stefanie Feih

MIET2011 Assignment 1

Proposed work plan for tutorials (in accordance with lecture material covered): Tutorial 1 1rior to starting ith !our modelling( do the follo ing+ Identif! s!mmetr! conditions if present .include in report later/# 1ro&ide s%etch of A"a)us model ith "oundar! conditions .include in report later/ Dra s%etch of e8pected deformed shape and identif! li%el! region of ma8imum stress# This is al a!s good engineering practice to ensure that !our finite element model performs as e8pected# Thin% a"out !our hand calculation method to &alidate results#

9! the end of the tutorial( !ou should ha&e achie&ed the follo ing+ 'reate model geometr! and first mesh for 2D model :unning linear static anal!sis for the 2D model# In&estigate area of ma8imum &on Mises stress and compare ith !our initial predictions# Estimate force for first !ielding "ased on !our results from static anal!sis# This is an important starting point for !our nonlinear anal!sis ne8t ee%#

9! the start of the tutorial in ee% 0 .no tutorial in ee% 2/( !ou should ha&e completed the follo ing+ In&estigate influence of mesh sensiti&it! for static anal!sis# Decide on a suita"le mesh# -or%ing models for "oth 2D and 0D models .static anal!sis/ that !ou ill use for !our nonlinear anal!sis# 'hec% computational time re)uired for the static anal!sis to ensure that !our model si;e is ade)uate# Decide on the t!pe of model !ou ant to use .2D*0D/# Start riting !our report < se&eral rele&ant sections can "e completed at this stage# =ote+ this ill ta%e a"out >-? hours of self-guided learning#

Tutorial 2: @earn ho to run a nonlinear anal!sis and set-up of the Ao" and input parameters# Set a !ield stress limit for elastic-perfectl! plastic anal!sis ithout hardening in the materials card# 'oupling constrains for applied loads .0D model onl!/# :un a nonlinear anal!sis and in&estigate displacement( stress and strain output# In&estigate #msg and #sta output files#

9! the start of this ee%Bs tutorial( !ou should ha&e completed the follo ing+ :unning !our model in 2D and*or 0D ith nonlinear anal!sis 1lot force-displacement cur&es

Tutorial 3: Trou"le shooting and decision of hich anal!ses and results to include in !our report#

omputin! re"uirements It is essential to optimise the use of computing facilities ."oth '1U and dis% space/# This discussion should "e part of !our modelling approach section in !our report# #inal report

Dr Stefanie Feih

MIET2011 Assignment 1

1repare a professional report# In !our report+ Dra s%etches for the FEM models that represent the plate# S%etches are re)uired to sho geometr!( "oundar! conditions( s!mmetr! conditions( loading( etc Descri"e the t!pes of finite elements in&estigated for "oth 2D and 0D and e8plain !our choice of element t!pe# Descri"e the mesh used for the model and e8plain !our choice of mesh densit!*mesh refinement# E8plain the material science "ac%ground of plasticit!# Descri"e the elastic-perfectl! plastic material model used to model the plate and its rele&ance hen compared to real material performance# 1resent plots of deformed shapes and rele&ant stress distri"utions# 'omment on the accurac! of stress and displacement contours in 'AE# 1resent and compare the nonlinear force-displacement diagrams for rele&ant cases# Discuss the necessar! options to suppress unnecessar! data sa&ing# 1ro&ide a thorough discussion of !our results# In !our discussion( compare the results those calculated using theoretical models for &alidation# ith

The final report should "e of technical engineering standard and should "e ithin 14 A> pages# $ou ha&e to follo the pro&ided template .engineering practice/# Staple the report at the upper left corner ith the standard su"mission form .no en&elope or hard co&er/# Assessment ill "e "ased on the )ualit! of "oth content and presentation as follo s+ 1resentation+ 14C A"stract+ 4C Introduction+ 4C FE modelling+ 20C :esults and Dalidation+ 20C Discussion+ 20C 'onclusions+ 10C Su"mission of electronic files+ 4C For further instruction regarding the conte8t of these sections( please see the pro&ided assignment template# $ssi!nment due date: -ednesda!( >pm( March 2E( 2010 Su"mit "! the due date to reception in "uilding 241( le&el 0+ A hard cop! of !our ritten report :ele&ant electronic 'AE file .4C penalt! applies if not su"mitted/

As per course guide 9( a penalt! of 10C of the ma8imum mar% applies for each calendar da! if !our report is su"mitted late# All e8tensions must "e applied for through special consideration# 1lease inform !our course coordinator if !ou are intending to appl! for special consideration#