In this video, learn to set up the analysis and mesh using the plane strain method.
- [Instructor] Now we're going to set up…a plane strain analysis, which as we've described earlier,…is a special type of static analysis.…And in SolidWorks simulation, a 2D section is created…of the required datum plane.…We're also going to be carrying out meshing of the section.…So we start off by opening.…And the file that we want is lug3d_begin.…Now the SolidWorks model shown is a lug component.…There is a single bolt attachment at the top of the lug,…and then eight bolting point attachments…at the bottom of the lug where it forks into two.…
The objective of this analysis is to use plane strain…to simplify the modeling,…again making it much cheaper and faster to run.…Now the main question is whether the stress flow…through the 3D lug can be represented…by a plane strain analysis.…The introductory notes in the previous video…showed how the presence of the bolt hole…will influence the stress distribution locally.…The stress concentration factor,…which we're going to see here at the fillet radius,…can be represented using plane strain.…
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1/30/2018- Breaking up the model
- Meshing and re-meshing the model
- Simplifying the geometry
- Using the 3-2-1 and plane strain methods
- Running analyses and comparing results
Skill Level Advanced
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Introduction
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Welcome21s
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Exercise files49s
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1. Conrod Half Symmetry Model
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Meshing the half model2m 28s
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2. Simplifying the Conrod Fillet Geometry
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3. Using the 3-2-1 Method
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Remeshing the revised model2m 46s
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4. The Plane Strain Method
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Conclusion
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Wrap up7m 35s
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Next steps2m 54s
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