ENGI 7706/7934: Finite Element Analysis

Abaqus CAE Tutorial 4: Mode-based

Dynamic Analysis
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A simple machine is shown below. The machine is subject to dynamic
excitation. As a preliminary analysis perform free vibration analysis to
obtain 30 vibration modes and their natural frequencies. The machine
has a fixed bottom and a few constraints at the top. The material is steel
(Density: 7800kg/m
3
, E=210,000 MPa, =0.3).



Analysis Steps
1. In the model tree double click on the Parts node (or right click on parts and
select Create)
2. In the Create Part dialog box name the part and
a. Select 3D
b. Select Deformable
c. Select Solid
d. Set approximate size =200
e. Click Continue

3. Create the geometry shown below. (50

20)


4. Enter the base extrusion depth =25

5. Create solid: Extrude, select a plane for the extrusion.





6. a. Sketch the cylinder on the plane.: The center of the circle is (0, 5), the radius is 3.

b. Linear pattern: Use linear pattern to create two other circles.





b. Enter the extrusion depth: 6. Done.


7. Double click on the Materials node in the model tree
a. Name the new material as Steel
b. Click on the General tab, define the density of steel.
c. Click on the Mechanical tab, Elasticity, Elastic. Define Youngs Modulus and
Poissons Ratio.



8. Double click on the Sections node in the model tree
a. Name the section Machine and select Solid for the category and
Homogeneous for the type
b. Click Continue
c. Leave the section integration set to During Analysis
d. Select the material created above (Steel)
e. Click OK



9. Assign section select assign section in the red box shown below
a. Select the entire geometry in the viewport and press Enter
b. Select the section created above (Machine)
c. Click OK

10. Expand the Assembly node in the model tree and then double click
onInstances
a. Select Dependent for the instance type
b. Click OK



11. Double click on the Steps node in the model tree
a. Name the step, set the procedure to Linear Pertubation, and select Frequency
b. Click Continue
c. Eigensolver: Lanczos. Number of eigenvalue requested: 30.
d. Click OK



12. Expand the Field Output Requests node in the model tree, and then double click
on FOutput1 (FOutput1 was automatically generated when creating the step)
a. check the variables U
b. Click OK

14. Double click on the BCs node in the model tree
a. To create boundary condition on the top and bottom:
Select the top surface: U1=U2=U3=0
Select the bottom surface: U1=U2=U3=UR1=UR2=UR3=0.
b. Click Continue




15. In the model tree double click on Mesh for the part.
a. In the toolbox area click on the Global seeds, assign global seed size to 2.

b. Create partition: Select Partition cell: Extend face.


c. Create Mesh controls: Select Hex-dominated shape, Techique: Sweep,
Algorithm: Advanced.


d. Mesh the part.



16. Create and run the job.

17. View the results of first 30 modes.