Mechanical APDL Structural Analysis Guide

Chapter 10: Gasket Joints Simulation Gasket joints are essential components in most structural assemblies. Gaskets as sealing co ...

details on this topic, and in particular, see Element Selection (p. 319) for a table of corresponding structural and interface e ...

Figure 10.1: Element Topology of a 3-D 8-Node Interface Element P M O N K I J L x z y Z X Y idplane 10.2.2. Thickness Direction ...

Use this interface ... with one of these structural elements: element: For elements with these characterist- ics: 2-D, quadratic ...

As it is a joint component, there often exists an initial gap or void. On the other hand, from a modeling point of view, it is a ...

You input the general parameters using the TBDATA command, then input the compression and un- loading data using the TBPT comman ...

The following input listing is an example showing the linear unloading behavior of a gasket joint ma- terial with 3 unloading po ...

TBPT,, 0.47500E-03, 0.13500E+08 TBPT,, 0.46800E-03, 0.15000E+07 TBPT,, 0.00000E+00, 0.00000E+00 A sample plot representing nonli ...

TBPT,, 0.12000E-03, 0.12400E+09 TBPT,, 0.19000E-03, 0.15800E+09 TBPT,, 0.28600E-03, 0.19500E+09 TBPT,, 0.35800E-03, 0.22450E+09 ...

TBTEMP, 500.000 TBPT,, 0.78000E-04, 0.10000E+08 TBPT,, 0.66900E-04, 0.82500E+06 TBPT,, 0.63100E-04, 0.27500E+06 TBPT,, 0.54100E- ...

TBTEMP, 500.000 TBPT,, 0.50500E-03, 0.29850E+08 TBPT,, 0.47800E-03, 0.11300E+07 TBPT,, 0.47500E-03, 0.45000E+06 TBPT,, 0.46800E- ...

There are special requirements for meshing interface elements. See Generating an Interface Mesh for Gasket Simulations in the Mo ...

!*+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ !* Define Element Size !*+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ esize,,4! !*+++++++++ ...

Figure 10.7: Whole Model Mesh with Brick Element Figure 10.8: Interface Layer Mesh Figure 10.9: Whole Model Tetrahedral Mesh Rel ...

Figure 10.10: Interface Layer Mesh with Degenerated Wedge Elements 10.6. Solution Procedure and Result Output. Gasket material b ...

10.6.1. Typical Gasket Solution Output Listing. S O L U T I O N O P T I O N S PROBLEM DIMENSIONALITY............ .3-D DEGREES OF ...

*** ELEMENT RESULT CALCULATION TIMES TYPE NUMBER ENAME TOTAL CP AVE CP 1 2 SOLID185 0.000 0.000000 2 1 INTER195 0.000 0.000000 * ...

cessor). See the Output Data sections of the element descriptions for any of the interface elements (for example INTER192) for a ...

Main Menu> General Postproc> List Results> Element Solution Main Menu> General Postproc> List Results> Reactio ...

tbdata, 1,delta0,stiff0,scap !*++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ !* Define Gasket Compression Curve !*+++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ...