Simulation of fixed

beam
Date: Monday, May 4, 2015
Designer: Solidworks
Study name: Study 4
Analysis type: Static

Table of Contents
Description...........................................1
Assumptions..........................................2
Model Information..................................2
Study Properties.....................................3
Units..................................................4
Material Properties.................................4
Loads and Fixtures..................................5
Connector Definitions..............................5
Contact Information................................6
Mesh Information....................................7
Sensor Details........................................8
Resultant Forces....................................9
Beams.................................................9
Study Results.......................................10
Conclusion..........................................12

Description
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Assumptions

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Model Information

Model name: fixed beam

Current Configuration: Default

Solid Bodies
Document Name and
Reference
Boss-Extrude1

Treated As

Solid Body

Volumetric Properties

Document Path/Date
Modified

Mass:0.00899943 kg
Volume:5.625e-005 m^3
Density:159.99 kg/m^3
Weight:0.0881944 N

D:\Rule
book\Part5.SLDPRT
May 04 13:06:26 2015

Mass:1.1935 kg
Volume:0.000155 m^3
Density:7700 kg/m^3
Weight:11.6963 N

D:\Rule
book\Part6.SLDPRT
May 04 13:06:26 2015

Boss-Extrude1

Solid Body

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Study Properties
Study name
Analysis type

Study 4
Static

Mesh type
Thermal Effect:

Solid Mesh
On

Thermal option
Zero strain temperature

Include temperature loads

298 Kelvin

Include fluid pressure effects from SolidWorks

Flow Simulation
Solver type

Off

Inplane Effect:
Soft Spring:

Off
Off

Inertial Relief:
Incompatible bonding options

Off
Automatic

Large displacement
Compute free body forces

Off
On

Friction
Use Adaptive Method:

Off
Off

Result folder

SolidWorks document (D:\Rule book)

FFEPlus

Units
Unit system:
Length/Displacement

SI (MKS)
mm

Temperature
Angular velocity

Kelvin
Rad/sec

Pressure/Stress

N/m^2

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Material Properties
Model Reference

Properties
Name:
Model type:
Default failure
criterion:
Yield strength:
Elastic modulus:
Poisson's ratio:
Mass density:
Shear modulus:

Balsa
Linear Elastic Isotropic
Unknown

Name:
Model type:
Default failure
criterion:
Yield strength:
Tensile strength:
Elastic modulus:
Poisson's ratio:
Mass density:
Shear modulus:
Thermal expansion
coefficient:

Alloy Steel
Linear Elastic Isotropic
Unknown

Components
SolidBody 1(Boss-Extrude1)
(Part5-1)

2e+007 N/m^2
3e+009 N/m^2
0.29
159.99 kg/m^3
3e+008 N/m^2

Curve Data:N/A
SolidBody 1(Boss-Extrude1)
(Part6-2)

6.20422e+008 N/m^2
7.23826e+008 N/m^2
2.1e+011 N/m^2
0.28
7700 kg/m^3
7.9e+010 N/m^2
1.3e-005 /Kelvin

Curve Data:N/A

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Loads and Fixtures

Fixture name

Fixture Image

Fixture Details
Entities:
Type:

8 edge(s), 4 face(s)
Fixed Geometry

Fixed-1

Resultant Forces
Components
Reaction force(N)
Reaction Moment(N-m)

Load name

X
-0.000677888
0

Load Image

Y
5.00012
0

Z
0.00108568
0

Resultant
5.00012
0

Load Details
Entities:
Type:
Value:

1 face(s)
Apply normal force
5N

Force-1

Connector Definitions
No Data

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Contact Information
Contact

Contact Image

Contact Properties
Type: Bonded
Components: 1 component(s)
Options: Compatible
mesh

Global Contact

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Mesh Information
Mesh type
Mesher Used:

Solid Mesh
Standard mesh

Automatic Transition:
Include Mesh Auto Loops:

Off
Off

Jacobian points
Element Size

4 Points
7.47797 mm

Tolerance
Mesh Quality

0.373898 mm
High

Remesh failed parts with incompatible mesh

Off

Mesh Information - Details

Total Nodes
Total Elements

15488
7877

Maximum Aspect Ratio

% of elements with Aspect Ratio < 3

6.3777
45.5

% of elements with Aspect Ratio > 10

% of distorted elements(Jacobian)

0
0

Time to complete mesh(hh;mm;ss):

Computer name:

00:00:06
LIVE

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Sensor Details
Sensor name

Location

Sensor Details
Value : 0.000164626 mm
Entities :1 face(s)
Result :Displacement
Component :URES: Resultant Displacement
Criterion :Max over Selected Entities
Step Criterion : Across all Steps
Step No.:1
Alert Value: NA
Value : 9438.25 N/m^2
Entities :1 face(s)
Result :Stress
Component :VON: von Mises Stress
Criterion :Max over Selected Entities
Step Criterion : Across all Steps
Step No.:1
Alert Value: NA

Displacement1

Stress1

Resultant Forces
Reaction Forces
Selection set

Units

Sum X

Sum Y

Sum Z

Resultant

Entire Model

-0.000677888

5.00012

0.00108568

5.00012

Reaction Moments
Selection set

Units

Sum X

Sum Y

Sum Z

Resultant

Entire Model

N-m

Beams
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Study Results
Name

Type

Min

Max

Stress1

VON: von Mises Stress

8.78719e-007 N/m^2
Node: 14833

9438.25 N/m^2
Node: 1987

fixed beam-Study 4-Stress-Stress1

Name

Type

Min

Max

Displacement1

URES: Resultant Displacement

0 mm
Node: 13

0.000166897 mm
Node: 1576

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Name

Type

Min

Max

fixed beam-Study 4-Displacement-Displacement1

Name

Type

Min

Max

Strain1

ESTRN: Equivalent Strain

1.01768e-017
Element: 5555

2.4635e-006
Element: 888

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Name

Type

Min

Max

fixed beam-Study 4-Strain-Strain1

Conclusion

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