BDA31003

Task Report No.3

NADIA BALQIS BINTI ISMAIL
Matrix No: CD120171
December 16, 2014

1.0

Model/Problem Description

For this task, Student is requested to do investigation to find the best fiber
orientation configuration of the composite structure with reinforced fiber by employing
LISA. The specimen to investigate is similar with that of exercise 6 which is to find the
best configuration for longitudinal loading and the best configuration for bending
loading.

The configuration of the fiber orientation is listed in Table .1.0

CONFIGURATION
NO.
A
B
C
D

0
90
0
45

0
90
45
0

0
90
0
45

TABLE 1.0 Fiber Orientation Configurations

2.0

Finite Element Model

2.1

Element Model

The reinforced Fibre is modelled as three dimensional general static composite structure. The
material consists of element 1 until 40 with a thickness 1.2 m. The x-y-z surface has 55 nodes
with 40 elements. The illustration of the model is shown in Figure 1.
The unit used in this model is a SI unit:
Length: m
E: N/m2, therefore the Youngs Modulus is 50000 N/m2 at x-axis and y-axis.
Force: N, the applied force for this case is 1000 N at node 2, 3, 53, 54 and 55
Figure 1 FEM model

Figure 2.0 FEM model

2.2 Constraints

The model of Composite structure of a building structure is shown in Figure 1.0 above.
To represent a fixed end of this composite structure, nodes 1, 4, 5, 7, and 6 are constrained at all
direction. They are not allowed to move at all direction by using displx, disply, displz, rotx, roty
and rotz equal to zero. The constraints can be seen in Figure 1.

2.3 Loadings
A concentrated load is represented by indicating as a positive direction in x-direction,
using forcex= 10000 N at node 2, 3, 53, 54 and 55.

3.0

Results and Short Discussion

The displacement and von misses results are illustrated in Figure below., respectively for
every configuration (A, B, C, D). By looking at the magnitude (total) displacement and the
maximum von misses stress of the structure, it is clearly shown that every configuration will
gives different maximum displacement and stresses. The largest displacement is at the tip where
a concentrated load is applied. Meanwhile, a critical area occurs at the right upper and bottom
corner.

Figure 3.0: Configuration A structure for Displacement of magnitude diagram.

Figure 3.1: Configuration B structure for Displacement of magnitude diagram.

Figure 3.2: Configuration C structure for Displacement of magnitude diagram.

Figure 3.3: Configuration D structure for Displacement of magnitude diagram.

Meanwhile the Stress result for each configuration are shown below

Figure 4.0: Configuration A structure for maximum stress of magnitude diagram.

Figure 4.1: Configuration B structure for maximum stress of magnitude diagram.

Figure 4.2: Configuration C structure for maximum stress of magnitude diagram.

Figure 4.3: Configuration D structure for maximum stress of magnitude diagram.

Type of Configuration

Maximum Displacement

Maximum Stress

0.09098 m

362.9 Pa

0.15770 m

371.5 Pa

0.07823 m

395.8 Pa

0.07598 m

430.0 Pa

Figure 5.0 The comparison between each configuration based on displacement and stress

From figure.5.0, we can compare that the best longitudinal loading is Configuration D
structure because of the lowest displacement value result. Meanwhile for the best bending result
among these configurations is Configuration A because of the lowest stress value compare to
others configuration.

4.0

CONCLUSION

Based on this simulation result, there are some results can be derived which is the best
configuration longitudinal loading is configuration D with 0.07598 m displacement, whereas best
configuration bending loading is configuration A with 362.9 N/m2.