Mechanical APDL Structural Analysis Guide

prci,1 ! set,1,4 plnsol,s,1 ! finish /post26 nsel,s,loc,y,dh/2 nsel,r,loc,x,0 *get,ntop,node,0,num,max nsel,all nsol,2,ntop,u,y, ...

12.2.1. Analyzing Interface Delamination An interface delamination analysis with interface elements involves the same general st ...

12.2.2.1. Element Definition An interface element is composed of bottom and top surfaces.Figure 205.1: INTER205 Geometry in the ...

The tension or shear deformations within this zone are of primary interest. The surface behavior of the material depends on the ...

n n n n = = max * max δ σ δ max * n= δnc= t t t t = max δ* mmax max * = = τ δt δtc= m m n n c = = λ α δ* δ δ δ β t t * c = The m ...

Use the CZMESH command to generat e the interface. You must either define the model into two components or groups of elements ( ...

Note that in POST1, only one substep can be read in at a time, and that the results from that substep should have been written t ...

Option: Animation You can also animate interface results over time: Command(s):ANTIME GUI: Utility Menu> PlotCtrls> Animat ...

12.3.3. Material Definition 12.3.3.1. Material Characteristics ANSYS provides two cohesive zone material models with bilinear be ...

Constant Symbol Meaning C1 σmax maximum normal contact stress [ 1 ] δ contact gap at the completion of debonding n C2 c maximum ...

Output Quantities Symbol Meaning PRES P normal contact stress [ 1 ] SFRIC τt tangential constant stress [ 1 ] TAUR and TAUS τy a ...

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Chapter 13: Composites Composite materials have been used in structures for centuries. In recent times, composite parts have bee ...

An 8-node element with six degrees of freedom at each node. The element is suitable for analyzing thin to moderately-thick shell ...

13.1.2.1. Specifying Individual Layer Properties With this method, the layer configuration is defined layer-by-layer from bottom ...

system which you can change using the ESYS element attribute (ESYS) .You may also write your own subroutines to define the eleme ...

Figure 13.4: Layered Shell With Nodes at Bottom Surface 13.1.3. Specifying Failure Criteria for Composites Failure criteria are ...

13.1.3.2. User-Written Failure Criteria You can specify user-written failure criteria via user subroutine USERFC. This subroutin ...

Figure 13.5: Example of an Element Display LAYPLOT -- Displays the layer stacking sequence from real constants in the form of a ...

13.1.4.5. Selecting Elements with a Specific Layer Number Use the ESEL,S,LAYER command to select elements that have a certain la ...