Have you ever wondered how much weight a bridge can hold before it groans in protest? Or how tall a skyscraper can be before it needs super-strong beams to keep it from toppling? The answer lies in understanding beam strength, and that's exactly what we'll be exploring in this SimScale tutorial! Buckle up and get ready to analyze beams like a pro!
In this SimScale tutorial, we'll guide you through the process of analyzing the strength of a beam.
We'll cover:
- Setting up a beam model in SimScale
- Applying loads and constraints
- Running a strength analysis simulation
- Interpreting the results to understand the beam's behavior
By the end of this tutorial, you'll be able to confidently perform your own beam strength analysis in SimScale!
1) First U need to create a new project (red frame on the picture below).
2) U need to fill empty boxes with description of Ur project (black frame). Then If U have a free account Ur project will be a Public (anyone can review Ur data of project). If U have premium account You can choose a private project , so data of Ur project will be secured.
After filling with data - press Create project (red frame).
3) In the next step U need to import geometry. In the near future I publish some tutorials how to create and/or modify geometry in free CAD programs like Cloud based OnSHAPE. You can import. You can also import ready-made geometry from the SimScale library or directly from OnSHAPE (green and blue frames).
4) After importing the geometry, the next step will be to select the type of analysis we will subject our beam to (orange frame). To do this, press the button in the orange frame "Create simulation".
5) Then a window will appear with the selection of the type of analysis. We have many types of structural analyses. In our case, we choose the basic type of FEA analysis, which is linear statics analysis. If you want to learn more about what these types of structural analyzes are used for, click here.
6) After selecting the type of analysis (in our case, static), the first step in defining the boundary conditions is to define gravity and select the appropriate direction of its action to take into account the action of the object's mass (gravity on Z axis - red frame , coordinates - orange frame).
7) The next stage is to select the material from which the beam is made and assign it to our object. In our case it will be a steel (blue frame).
8) After selecting the material, we can edit it to set our own parameters. To do this, the selected material must be duplicated. Only on the copied object can we edit the parameters. If U want to know hat are the individual steel parameters responsible for, such as: Young's modulus, Poisson's ratio, Density and whether the material is isotropic or anisotropic? - CLICK HERE
9) In the next post we will compare the beam deflection for different materials such as steel, aluminum, etc. However, it must be remembered that if we do not assign a given material to the geometry, we will not be able to initiate the analysis.
10) In this step, we will define the beam restraint on one end surface and the force acting on this beam on the opposite end face (red frame and line marked in the image below).
We choose a fixed support type of restraint (restraint along all translational and rotational axes) and a simple force acting in one direction on one of the beam surfaces. If you want to learn more about all the boundary conditions available in static analyzes in SimScale, along with examples of when to use them, CLICK HERE.
11) We leave the Numerics settings in the default configuration. If you want to learn more about each of the Numerics parameters CLICK HERE.
12) In the next stage in Simulation Control we leave all options in the default position. If you want to learn more about individual Simulation Control parameters - CLICK HERE.
13) The next step is to divide our geometric object into finite elements. We leave all meshing options in the default position. If you want to learn everything about meshing options in SimScale - CLICK HERE.
14) After performing the meshing operation, you can see what parameters our model has been discretized with, such as: number of elements, number of nodes, etc.
15) We come to the final step - initiation of the analysis. Here we can see the estimated simulation time and computing power usage. If you want to learn more about how to effectively perform and plan simulations in SimScale - CLICK HERE.
16)In the next window you can track the progress of the analysis. Of course, you can close this window because in the lower left corner you will still be able to preview the progress of the simulation.
17) When the analysis is finished counting, you can click the post-process results button, then you will be able to generate the results of your simulation in the post-processing module
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