Simulation of

CrowBar-Thomas
Date: Tuesday, October 16, 2018
Designer: Thomas Ha
Study name: SimulationXpress Study
Analysis type: Static

Table of Contents
Description ............................................ 1
Assumptions .......................................... 2
Model Information ................................... 2
Material Properties .................................. 3
Loads and Fixtures................................... 4
Mesh information .................................... 5
Description Study Results ......................................... 7
No Data Conclusion .......................................... 10

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Assumptions

Model Information

Model name: CrowBar-Thomas

Current Configuration: Default
Solid Bodies
Document Name and Document Path/Date
Treated As Volumetric Properties
Reference Modified

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Cut-Extrude1

Mass:1.38514 kg
C:\Users\5025909\Downlo
Volume:0.000189746 m^3
ads\CrowBar-
Solid Body Density:7299.98 kg/m^3
Thomas.SLDPRT
Weight:13.5744 N
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Material Properties
Model Reference Properties Components
Name: Cast Alloy Steel SolidBody 1(Cut-
Model type: Linear Elastic Isotropic Extrude1)(CrowBar-Thomas)
Default failure Max von Mises Stress
criterion:
Yield strength: 2.41275e+08 N/m^2
Tensile strength: 4.48083e+08 N/m^2

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Loads and Fixtures

Fixture name Fixture Image Fixture Details
Entities: 1 face(s)
Type: Fixed Geometry

Fixed-1

Load name Load Image Load Details

Entities: 1 face(s)
Type: Apply normal force
Value: 100 lbf

Force-1

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Mesh information
Mesh type Solid Mesh
Mesher Used: Standard mesh
Automatic Transition: Off
Include Mesh Auto Loops: Off
Jacobian points 4 Points
Element Size 0.113148 in
Tolerance 0.00565742 in
Mesh Quality Plot High

Mesh information - Details

Total Nodes 80147
Total Elements 51123
Maximum Aspect Ratio 4.8891
% of elements with Aspect Ratio < 3 99.6
% of elements with Aspect Ratio > 10 0
% of distorted elements(Jacobian) 0
Time to complete mesh(hh;mm;ss): 00:00:03
Computer name:

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Study Results

Name Type Min Max

Stress VON: von Mises Stress 7.332e+04 N/m^2 7.092e+08 N/m^2
Node: 28 Node: 79339

CrowBar-Thomas-SimulationXpress Study-Stress-Stress

Name Type Min Max

Displacement URES: Resultant Displacement 0.000e+00 mm 7.973e+01 mm
Node: 8 Node: 5250

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CrowBar-Thomas-SimulationXpress Study-Displacement-Displacement

Name Type
Deformation Deformed shape

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CrowBar-Thomas-SimulationXpress Study-Displacement-Deformation

Name Type Min Max

Factor of Safety Max von Mises Stress 3.402e-01 3.291e+03
Node: 79339 Node: 28

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CrowBar-Thomas-SimulationXpress Study-Factor of Safety-Factor of Safety

Conclusion

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