Spotweld I
This is a series of examples to show how to model spotwelds. First example shows how to use *MAT_SPOTWELD keyword in connection with beam elements.
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Spotweld I
This is a series of examples to show how to model spotwelds. First example shows how to use *MAT_SPOTWELD keyword in connection with beam elements.
*BOUNDARY_PRESCRIBED_MOTION_SET *BOUNDARY_SPC_NODE *CONTACT_AUTOMATIC_SINGLE_SURFACE *CONTACT_TIED_SHELL_EDGE_TO_SURFACE *CONTROL_CONTACT *CONTROL_TERMINATION *DATABASE_BINARY_D3PLOT *DATABASE_BINARY_D3THDT *DATABASE_CROSS_SECTION_SET *DATABASE_ELOUT *DATABASE_EXTENT_BINARY *DATABASE_GLSTAT *DATABASE_HISTORY_BEAM *DATABASE_HISTORY_NODE *DATABASE_NODOUT *DATABASE_RCFORC *DATABASE_SECFORC *DATABASE_SPCFORC *DATABASE_SWFORC *DEFINE_CURVE *ELEMENT_BEAM *ELEMENT_BEAM_PID *ELEMENT_SHELL *END *KEYWORD *MAT_ELASTIC *MAT_SPOTWELD *NODE *PART *SECTION_BEAM *SECTION_SHELL *SET_NODE_LIST *SET_PART_LIST *SET_SHELL_LIST *TITLE
*KEYWORD
$-----------------------------------------------------------
*TITLE
Spotwelded Nodes: MAT_SPOTWELD
*MAT_SPOTWELD
$ MID RO E PR SIGY ET DT
10 7.85e-09 210000.00 0.3 5000.0 1000.0 1.0e-9
$ EFAIL NRR NRS NRT MRR MSS MTT
10.0 10000.0 50000.0 50000.0 99999.0 99999.0 99999.0
*SECTION_BEAM
$ SECID ELFORM SHRF QR/IRID CST
10 9 1.0 4.0 1.0
$ TS1 TS2 TT1 TT2 NSLOC NTLOC
$kw 2.0 2.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
3.0 3.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
*PART
Spotweld
$ PID SECID MID EOSID HGID GRAV ADPOPT TMID
10 10 10 0 0
*NODE
$ node x y z tc rc
300 60.00 20.00 0.00
301 60.00 20.00 2.00 0 0
*SET_PART_LIST
$ SID
1
$ PID1 PID2
1 2
$-----
*ELEMENT_BEAM
$ EID PID N1 N2 N3
10 10 300 301
*SET_NODE_LIST
$ SID
10
$ NID1 NID2 NID3 NID4 NID5 NID6 NID7 NID8
300 301
*CONTACT_TIED_SHELL_EDGE_TO_SURFACE
$ SSID MSID SSTYP MSTYP SBOXID MBOXID SPR MPR
10 1 4 2
$ FS FD DC VC VDC PENCHK BT DT
$ SFS SFM SST MST SFST SFMT FSF VSF
$-----
$*ELEMENT_BEAM_PID
$$ EID PID N1 N2 N3
$ 10 10 300
$$ next card required if PID is specified
$ 1 2
$*CONTACT_TIED_SHELL_EDGE_TO_SURFACE
$$ SSID MSID SSTYP MSTYP SBOXID MBOXID SPR MPR
$ 10 1 3 2
$$ FS FD DC VC VDC PENCHK BT DT
$
$$ SFS SFM SST MST SFST SFMT FSF VSF
$
$-----
*DATABASE_HISTORY_BEAM
10
*DATABASE_ELOUT
$ dt binary
0.1e-03
*DATABASE_SWFORC
$ dt binary
0.01e-3
$-----------------------------------------------------------
*CONTROL_TERMINATION
$ f i f f f
$ endtim endcyc dtmin endneg endmas
2.00e-3
*CONTROL_CONTACT
$ f f i i i i i
$ slsfac rwpnal islchk shlthk penopt thkchg orien
0.1 1 1 1
$ i i i i f
$ usrstr usrfac nsbcs interm xpene
*DATABASE_EXTENT_BINARY
$ i i i i i i i i
$ neiph neips maxint strflg sigflg epsflg rltflg engflg
1
$ i i i
$ cmpflg ieverp beamip
*DATABASE_BINARY_D3PLOT
$ f i
$ dt/cycl lcdt
0.10e-3
*DATABASE_BINARY_D3THDT
$ f i
$ dt/cycl lcdt
0.50e-5
*DATABASE_HISTORY_NODE
$ i i i i i i i i
$ id1 id2 id3 id4 id5 id6 id7 id8
123 233
*DATABASE_GLSTAT
$ f i
$ dt binary
0.01e-3
*DATABASE_NODOUT
$ dt binary
0.01e-3
*DATABASE_SPCFORC
$ dt binary
0.01e-3
*DATABASE_SECFORC
$ dt binary
0.01e-3
*DATABASE_RCFORC
$ dt binary
0.01e-3
*DATABASE_CROSS_SECTION_SET
$ i i i i i i
$ nsid hsid bsid ssid tsid dsid
2 1
*SET_NODE_LIST
$ i f f f f
$ sid da1 da2 da3 da4
2
$ i i i i i i i i
$ nid1 nid2 nid3 nid4 nid5 nid6 nid7 nid8
106 107 108 109 110
*SET_SHELL_LIST
$ i f f f f
$ sid da1 da2 da3 da4
1
$ i i i i i i i i
$ eid1 eid2 eid3 eid4 eid5 eid6 eid7 eid8
105 106 107 108
*DATABASE_CROSS_SECTION_SET
$ i i i i i i
$ nsid hsid bsid ssid tsid dsid
4 2
*SET_NODE_LIST
$ i f f f f
$ sid da1 da2 da3 da4
4
$ i i i i i i i i
$ nid1 nid2 nid3 nid4 nid5 nid6 nid7 nid8
226 227 228 229 230
*SET_SHELL_LIST
$ i f f f f
$ sid da1 da2 da3 da4
2
$ i i i i i i i i
$ eid1 eid2 eid3 eid4 eid5 eid6 eid7 eid8
221 222 223 224
*MAT_ELASTIC
$ i f f f f f f
$ mid ro e pr da db k
1 7.85e-09 210000.00 0.3
*SECTION_SHELL
$ i i f f f f i
$ sid elform shrf nip propt qr/irid icomp
1 16 0.83333 2.0 3.0
$ f f f f f
$ t1 t2 t3 t4 nloc
2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0
$icomp =1 10f
$ f f f f f f f f
*PART
$ c
$ head
Elastic Material
$ i i i i i i
$ pid sid mid eosid hgid adpopt
1 1 1 0 0 0
*PART
$ c
$ head
Elastic Material
$ i i i i i i
$ pid sid mid eosid hgid adpopt
2 1 1 0 0 0
*DEFINE_CURVE
$ i i f f f f
$ lcid sidr scla sclo offa offo
1
$ f f
$ abscissa ordinate
0.0000 0.0
0.0200 40.0
*BOUNDARY_PRESCRIBED_MOTION_SET
$ i i i i f i
$ nid dof vad lcid sf vid
1 1 2 1 1.0 0
*SET_NODE_LIST
$ i f f f f
$ sid da1 da2 da3 da4
1
$ i i i i i i i i
$ nid1 nid2 nid3 nid4 nid5 nid6 nid7 nid8
231 232 233 234 235
*CONTACT_AUTOMATIC_SINGLE_SURFACE
$ i i i i i i i i
$ ssid msid sstyp mstyp sboxid mboxid spr mpr
$ f f f f f i f f
$ fs fd dc vc vdc penchk bt dt
$ f f f f f f f f
$ sfs sfm sst mst sfst sfmt fsf vsf
*BOUNDARY_SPC_NODE
$ NID/NSID CID DOFX DOFY DOFZ DOFRX DOFRY DOFRZ
101 1 1 1
102 1 1 1
103 1 1 1
104 1 1 1
105 1 1 1
*NODE
$ i8 f f f i i
$ node x y z tc rc
*ELEMENT_SHELL
$ i i i i i i
$ eid pid n1 n2 n3 n4
*END