Abaqus/CAE(ver.6.

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ProblemDescription

The two dimensional bridge structure, which consists of steel sections, is simply supported at its lower corners, and subjected to the following time varying load.

1.2 1 0.8 0.6 0.4 0.2 0 0 0.05 0.1 0.15 Time[s] 0.2 0.25

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AnalysisSteps
1. StartAbaqusandchoosetocreateanewmodeldatabase 2. InthemodeltreedoubleclickonthePartsnode(orrightclickonpartsandselectCreate)

3. IntheCreatePartdialogbox(shownabove)namethepartand a. Select2DPlanar b. SelectDeformable c. SelectWire d. Setapproximatesize=20 e. ClickContinue 4. Createthegeometryshownbelow(notdiscussedhere)

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 5. DoubleclickontheMaterialsnodeinthemodeltree

a. Namethenewmaterialandgiveitadescription b. ClickontheMechanicaltabElasticityElastic c. DefineYoungsModulusandPoissonsRatio(useSIunits)

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 d. ClickontheGeneraltabDensity e. Density=7800 f. ClickOK

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6. DoubleclickontheProfilesnodeinthemodeltree a. NametheprofileandselectIfortheshape b. ClickContinue c. Enterthevaluesfortheprofileshownbelow d. ClickOK

7. DoubleclickontheSectionsnodeinthemodeltree a. NamethesectionBeamPropertiesandselectBeamforboththecategoryandthetype b. ClickContinue c. LeavethesectionintegrationsettoDuringAnalysis d. Selecttheprofilecreatedabove(IBeam) e. Selectthematerialcreatedabove(Steel) f. ClickOK

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8. ExpandthePartsnodeinthemodeltree,expandthenodeofthepartjustcreated,anddoubleclickon SectionAssignments a. Selecttheentiregeometryintheviewport b. Selectthesectioncreatedabove(BeamProperties) c. ClickOK

9. ExpandtheAssemblynodeinthemodeltreeandthendoubleclickonInstances a. SelectDependentfortheinstancetype b. ClickOK

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10. DoubleclickontheStepsnodeinthemodeltree a. Namethestep,settheproceduretoLinearperturbation,andselectFrequency b. ClickContinue c. Givethestepadescription d. Numberofeigenvaluesrequested=50 e. ClickOK

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11. DoubleclickontheBCsnodeinthemodeltree a. NametheboundaryconditionedPinnedandselectDisplacement/Rotationforthetype b. ClickContinue c. SelectthelowerleftandlowerrightcornersofthegeometryandpressDoneinthepromptarea d. ChecktheU1andU2displacements. e. ClickOK

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12. DoubleclickontheStepsnodeinthemodeltree a. Namethestep,settheproceduretoLinearperturbation,andselectModaldynamics b. ClickContinue c. Onthebasictab,setthetimeperiodto0.5andthetimeincrementto0.005(totalof100increments) d. Onthedampingtab,applyacriticaldampingfractionof0.05toall50modes

13. InthemodeltreedoubleclickonAmplitudes a. SelectTabularandnametheamplitude b. Specifyasmoothingfactorof0.25 c. Enterthetimeandamplitudesshownbelow

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14. DoubleclickontheLoadsnodeinthemodeltree a. SelectConcentratedforceandclickContinue b. Selectthepointinthemiddleofthelowermember c. SetCF2to100000 d. ChoosetheamplitudecreatedaboveandclickOK

15. InthemodeltreeundertheAssemblynode,doubleclickonSets a. Nametheset,selecttheGeometryoption,andclickContinue b. Selectthepointthattheloadwasappliedto

16. DoubleclickontheHistoryoutputrequestsnodeinthemodeltree a. Namethehistoryoutput,selectthemodaldynamicsstep,andclickContinue b. SetthedomaintoSetandselectthesetcreatedabove

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c. Forthefrequencychoosetooutputevery1increments d. FortheoutputselecttheU2displacement e. ClickOK

17. InthemodeltreedoubleclickonMeshfortheBridgepart,andinthetoolboxareaclickontheAssign ElementTypeicon a. SelectStandardforelementtype b. SelectLinearforgeometricorder c. SelectBeamforfamily d. Notethatthenameoftheelement(B21)anditsdescriptionaregivenbelowtheelementcontrols e. ClickOK

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18. InthetoolboxareaclickontheSeedEdgesicon.

a. SelecttheentiregeometryandclickDoneinthepromptarea b. SelectByNumberforMethod. c. SetNumberofelementsto20.ClickOK

19. InthetoolboxareaclickontheMeshParticon a. ClickYesinthepromptarea

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20. InthemenubarselectViewPartDisplayOptions a. ChecktheRenderbeamprofilesoption b. ClickOK

21. ChangetheModuletoProperty a. ClickontheAssignBeamOrientationicon b. Selecttheentiregeometryfromtheviewport c. ClickDoneinthepromptarea d. Acceptthedefaultvalueoftheapproximaten1direction

22. InthemodeltreedoubleclickontheJobnode a. Namethejob b. ClickContinue c. Givethejobadescription d. ClickOK

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23. Inthemodeltreerightclickonthejobjustcreated(Bridge)andselectSubmit a. WhileAbaqusissolvingtheproblemrightclickonthejobsubmitted(Bridge),andselectMonitor

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b. IntheMonitorwindowcheckthattherearenoerrorsorwarnings i. Ifthereareerrors,investigatethecause(s)beforeresolving ii. Iftherearewarnings,determineifthewarningsarerelevant,somewarningscanbesafely ignored

24. Inthemodeltreerightclickonthesubmittedandsuccessfullycompletedjob,andselectResults

25. Displaythedeformedcontouroverlaidwiththeundeformedgeometry a. Inthetoolboxareaclickonthefollowingicons i. PlotContoursonDeformedShape ii. AllowMultiplePlotStates PlotUndeformedShape iii.

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26. InthetoolboxareaclickontheCommonPlotOptionsicon a. NotethattheDeformationScaleFactorcanbesetontheBasictab b. ClickOK

27. InthemenubarclickonResultsActiveSteps/Frames a. UnchecktheExtractFrequenciesstep b. ClickOK

28. Clickonthearrowsonthecontextbartochangethetimestepbeingdisplayed a. Clickonthethreesquarestobringuptheframeselectorsliderbar

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29. Ontheresultstree,expandtheHistoryOutputnodeanddoubleclickonthespatialdisplacementhistory created

Similarplotscanbeobtainedforotherparametersofinterest.Also,theDataFiletabfromJobmonitor canbeviewedtodetermineimportantparameterssuchastotalmassofthesystemaswellaseffective massforindividualdegreesoffreedom.

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