midas FEA Training Series LS-4.

Tapered Plate

LS-4. Tapered Plate Overview

3-D Linear Static Analysis
Model
- 1/12 (30) Symmetric Model
- Unit : N, cm
- Isotropic Elastic Material
- Plate Elements
Load & Boundary Condition
- Variable Pressure
Analysis Model - Constraint in Nodal CSys
1/12 Symmetric Part Result Evaluation
- Deformation
- von Mises Stress
- Result Extraction

von Mises Stress

Stress Variation Graph

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Step 1.
1. Analysis > Analysis Control Control tab
2. Analysis Type : 3D
3. Click Button (Unit System)
4. Length : cm
5. Click [OK] Button
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6. Click [OK] Button
7. Click Normal View

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Step 2. 1. Click Right Mouse Button in Work Window and

Select Hide Datum & WP
2. Geometry > Curve > Create on WP > Arc
3. Center (0) - Start (2) - Included Angle (30)
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4. Click [Cancel] Button
5. Geometry > Curve > Create 3D > Offset Curve
6. Select Arc
7. Offset Distance : 4, 8
1 8. Click [OK] Button
9. Click Zoom All

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(): ABS x, y, <>: REL dx, dy

(0) same as (0, 0)
[Esc] as shortcut for [Cancel].

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Step 3. 1. Mesh > Protrude Mesh > Fill

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2. Select Edge->2D tab
3. Select Bottom Edge
3 4. Select Top Edge
5. Mesh Size - Element Size : 0.3
6. Mesh Type : Quadrilateral

5 4 7. Property : 1
8. Mesh Set : Tapered Plate 1
9. Click Preview Button
10. Click [Apply] Button

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Step 4.
1. Select Bottom Edge
2. Select Top Edge
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3. Mesh Size - Element Size : 0.3
4. Mesh Type : Quadrilateral
5. Property : 1
3 2 6. Mesh Set : Tapered Plate 2
7. Click Preview Button
8. Click [OK] Button

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Step 5. 1. Pre-Works Tree : Mesh ...

2. Property Window : Display Shading Color (Front-Back)

B (z)
R (x)

Red Color : Back (Negative Normal Side) G (y)

Blue Color : Front (Positive Normal Side)

Pre-Works Tree : Mesh Tapered Plate 1 & 2 (Context Menu: Display > Element CSys)

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Step 6. 1. Mesh > Element > Change Parameter

2. Select Reverse Normal Option
3. Select Tapered Plate 1 Mesh Set
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4. Click [OK] Button
5. Pre-Works Tree : Mesh ...
6. Property Window : Display Shading Color (Set Color)

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Step 7.
1. Pre-Works Tree : Mesh
2. Drag & Drop Tapered Plate 2 to Tapered Plate 1
3. Click [Yes] Button

Tapered Plate 1

Tapered Plate 2

Tapered Plate 1
3 (Merged Mesh Set)

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Step 8.
1. Analysis > Function
2. Name : Thickness
2 3 4
3. Ref. CSys : Global Cylindrical
4. Independent Var. : R
5. Enter (2, 2), (6, 1), (14, 0.5)
6. Click [Apply] Button
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Step 9.
1. Name : Pressure
3. Ref. CSys : Global Cylindrical
1 2 3
4. Independent Var. : R
5. From : 2 , To : 14 , Inc. : 1
5, 6 Value : 2*(r-2)*(r-2)
6. Click [Calculate] Button
7. Click [OK] Button

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Step 10.
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1. Analysis > Material
2. Click [Create] Button
3. Select Isotropic tab
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3 4. ID : 1 , Name : Mat
5, 6 5. Elastic Modulus : 2e5 N/cm2
6. Poissons Ratio : 0.3
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7. Model Type : Elastic
8. Click [OK] Button
7 9. Click [Close] Button

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Step 11.
1. Analysis > Property
2. Create 2D

2 3. Select Plate tab

4. ID : 1 , Name : Plate
5. T or T1 : 1
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6. Base Function : Thickness
4 7. Material : 1: Mat

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8. Click [OK] Button
6 9. Click [Close] Button

Real Thickness (Nodal Thickness)

8 = T Function Value Evaluated at Nodal Coordinate

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Step 12.
1. Pre-Works Tree : Property - 2D - Plate [P:1]
2. Click Right Mouse Button and Select Show Section
3. Select Hide Section

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2, 3

2 cm 0.5 cm

1 cm

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Step 13.
1. Mesh > Node > Change CSys...
2. Select Displayed
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3. CSys : Global Cylindrical
3 4. Click [OK] Button
5. Pre-Works : Mesh - Mesh Set - Tapered Plate 1
4 6. Click Right Mouse Button and Select Display > Nodal CSys
7. Repeat <6> to Hide Nodal CSys

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Rect. Cyln.
Color
CSys CSys
1 R X R
2 G Y

Ctrl+A as shortcut for Select Displayed. 3 B Z T

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Step 14. 1. Analysis > BC > Constraint

B
D 2. BC Set : Support
3. Select 7 Nodes (Side A)
2 A
C 4. Click [Fixed] Button
5. Click [Apply] Button
6. Select 40 Nodes (Side B)
3 7. Click Symmetry - [Plane 31] Button
8. Click Preview Button
9. Click [Apply] Button
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10. Select 40 Nodes (Side C)
11. Click Symmetry - [Plane 31] Button
12. Click [OK] Button

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7, 11
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Use Polygon Selection.

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Step 15. 1. Analysis > Load > Pressure

2. Load Set : Load
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3. Type : Face Pressure
3 4. Object Type : 2D Element
4 5. Select Displayed
5 6. Direction : Normal
7. Check off Uniform
8. Base Function : Pressure
9. P1~P4 : 1
10. Click Preview Button
11. Click [OK] Button
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Step 16.

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1. Analysis > Analysis Case

2. Click [Add] Button
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3. Name : Stress Evaluation
4. Analysis Type : Linear Static
5. Drag & Drop Load to Used Window
6. Click [OK] Button 6
7. Click [Close] Button

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Step 17.
1. File > Save (Tapered Plate.feb)
2 2. Pre-Works Tree : Geometry ...
3 3. Click Right Mouse Button and Select Hide All
4. Analysis > Solve
5. Click [OK] Button

4 <Output Window> Analysis Procedure and Messages

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Step 18.
1. Post-Works Tree : Stress Evaluation (Structural Linear Static) >
Stress Evaluation (1) > 2D Element Stresses
2. Double Click LO-PLATE,TOP,Von Mises
3. Click Sens. Button
4. Select Deformed for Mesh Shape at Post Data Toolbar
5. Select TDtXYZ(V) for Deformation Data
6. Select Undeformed for Mesh Shape at Post Data Toolbar
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Sensitive Update Button

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Step 19. 1. Post > Extract Result

2. Data : LO-PLATE,TOP,Surf-Von Mises
3. Check on Stress Evaluation(1):LO-PLATE,BOT,Surf-Von Mises
at Step : Data
4. Order : Element Global Cylindrical
2 5. Select 39 Elements (Red Colored Elements in Figure)
6. Click [X Dir] Button
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7. Check on Ascending
8. Extraction Position in Element : Center
9. Click [Table] Button

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Use Polyline Selection.
R Direction in Cylindrical CSys

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Step 20.
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1. Click Two Column Headers R and Stress Evaluation(1)
2. Click Right Mouse Button and Select Graph
3. Graph Type : Simple Line Plot
4. Y Label(value): von Mises Stress
5. Graph Title : Stress Variation along Radius
6. Click [OK] Button

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MS-Excel Compatible table

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Step 21.
1. Draw Interesting Area by Dragging Mouse
(Black Box in table)
2. Click Mouse Right Button and Select Zoom Out All
3. Close Graph and table by Clicking [X] Button
4. Close Extract Result Dialog by Clicking [Close] Button
5. Click Initial Post Style at Post Style Toolbar

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