Workshop3

1DShockPropagation
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WorkshopGoalandProcedure
Goal:
Simulatethepropagationofa1Dshockwave

Procedure:

RestoretheExplicitDynamics(LSDYNAExport)ProjectShock_1D
Reviewthepredefinedloadingandboundaryconditions
Runthesimulation
ReviewtheResults

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AbbreviationsusedinProceduralSteps
Asintheprecedingworkshops,thefollowingabbreviationsareused:

DC =DoubleClick withLeftMouseButton
SC =SingleClick withLeftMouseButton
RMB =RightMouseButton Selection
D&D =DragandDrop =HoldLeftMouseButtondownonitemwhiledraggingitto
newlocationandthenreleaseit(i.e.,CopyorMove)

Note:ThroughouttheseWorkshops,theproceduresshownarenotalwaysthe
onlywaytoaccomplishthedesiredtasks,sofeelfreetoinvestigatetheother
methodsoutsideofthiscourse.Consultthedocumentationforadditional
details.
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Step1 RestoretheExistingProjectSystem
1.aStartANSYSWorkbenchandrestoretheProjectShock_1D.wbpj
Usethesamename(Shock_1D)fortherestoredfile

SC

SC
SC

SC
1.bEdittheSetup cellinthe
ProjectSystem.

1.cVerifythattheMKS unitsystemisstill
active.

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SC
RMB
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Step2 ReviewthePredefinedLoadingand
BCs
SC

2.aFirstreviewthematerialassignmentfor
thebar
Note:Iftimepermits,lookatthestress
straincurvefortheAluminumAlloyNL
materialmodelinEngineeringData.

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Step2 ReviewthePredefinedLoadingand
BCs...
2.bChecktheEndTime underAnalysisSettings branch.It
takeslessthan0.75ms(7.5e4seconds)forthestress
wavetotraveldownthe2.0meteraluminumbarand
returnbacktoloadapplicationpoint

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2.cSetMaximum Energyerror(%)to80to
avoidenergyerrors
2.dSetsaveresultson7500 numberof
pointstosavetheresultsateach0.1
microseconds

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Step2 ReviewthePredefinedLoadingand
BCs...
2.cNextchecktheBoundaryConditions(BCs).The
entirerodisrestrainedintheXandYdirectionsand
onlyallowedtomoveintheZdirection,asthatisthe
onlycomponentthatisFree.Azerovelocityconstraint
equatestoazerodisplacementconstraint
Note:Theappliedboundaryconditionsmakes
theproblemonedimensional (1D).

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Step2 ReviewthePredefinedLoadingand
BCs...
2.dFinally,reviewtheinputshockload.Apressure loadof3.0e9pascals is
appliedtothefarendofthebarattheglobalCartesianorigin.The1D
stresswave willtraveldownthebarandthenreflectbacktotheloadinput
locationinthesolutiontimespecified

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Step3 SavetheDataandSolve
3.a Next, Save the Project
3.bRMBonExplicitDynamicsandclickon
Solve togenerateLSDYNAexport.k file

SC

Thisfileisplacedindp0/SYS/MECHfolder
ofworkingdirectory

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Step4 RuntheLSDYNASimulation
4.aOpenANSYSMechanical
ProductLauncherandselect
simulationenvironmentas
LSDYNA solveranda
LSDYNA licenseinLicense

SC

4.bSelectworkingdirectory
asshownbelow

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Step4 RuntheLSDYNASimulation
4.cClickonBrowseandselectLSDYNAexport.k filefromtheworking
directory
4.dClickonRun torunthesimulation

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Step4 RuntheLSDYNASimulation

MechanicalAPDLProductlauncherwindowwillopen,itwillshowtherunningstatistics.
Thisproblemwillonlytakeafewminutestosolveandshouldterminatewiththe
messageNormalTermination
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Step5StartLSPrePost &OpenBinaryPlot
5.aClickonlsprepost.exe fromC:\Program
Files\ANSYSInc\v140\ansys\bin\winx64
5.bOpenLSDYNABinaryplot(d3plot)in

DC

LSPREPOST

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SC

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Step6 ReviewtheResults
6.cCapturetheresultatthreetime
points(0.2ms,0.4msand0.6ms)
toseehowthewavepropagates
downthebarandbackagain.

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Step7 PlotPrincipleStress
SC

7.aSelectPost underFEM andclick

onHistory

SC

7.bSelectElement forhistory

SC

7.cSelectanelement(H81) ofbar
7.dSelectMaximumPrincipalStress

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SC

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Step7 PlotPrincipleStress
7.eClickonPlot
AMaximumPrincipalstressvs timegraphisplotted

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