Substructures and Submodeling with Abaqus R 6.12 About this Course Course objectives Upon completion of this course you will be able to: Understand the difference between substructuring and submodeling Build, translate, rotate and reflect substructures Build preloads into substructures Design meshes for submodel analysis Perform solid-to-solid, shell-to-shell, and shell-to-solid submodeling Targeted audience This course is recommended for engineers with experience using Abaqus/Standard. Prerequisites None 2 days
Day 1 Lecture 1: Introduction to Substructures Lecture 2: Using Static Substructuring in Abaqus Lecture 3: Substructuring as a Linear Perturbation about a Preloaded State Lecture 4: Dynamic Substructuring Lecture 5: Substructure Output Lecture 6: Workshop 1a: Workshop 1b: Substructuring Examples Substructures: Plane Frame Analysis Substructures: Surface Mount Analysis Lecture 7: Workshop 2: Using substructures with Abaqus/Explicit Substructures: Beam Impact (optional) Day 2 Lecture 8: Introduction to Submodeling Lecture 9: Submodeling in Abaqus Lecture 10: Abaqus Usage and Examples (Part 1) Workshop 3: Submodeling: Pressure Vessel Nozzle Analysis Lecture 11: Abaqus Usage and Examples (Part 2) Workshop 4: Submodeling: Ceramic-Metal Braze Joint Lecture 12: Submodeling Practices Lecture 13: Limitations of Submodeling
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Lesson 1: Introduction to Substructures L1.1 Introduction to Substructures 30 minutes Introduction to Substructures L1.2 1. Why Substructuring? 2. Static Substructuring 3. Advantages of Substructuring 4. Procedures Supporting Substructures
Lesson 2: Using Static Substructuring in Abaqus L2.1 Using Static Substructuring in Abaqus 1 hour Using Static Substructuring in Abaqus L2.2 1. The Basics 2. Substructure Generation 3. Substructure Usage: Abaqus/CAE 4. Substructure Usage: Keywords 5. Substructure Load Cases 6. Substructure Gravity Loading 7. Kinematic Constraints in Substructures 8. Limitations
Lesson 3: Substructuring as a Linear Perturbation about a Preloaded State L3.1 Substructuring as a Linear Perturbation about a Preloaded State 30 minutes Substructuring as a Linear Perturbation about a Preloaded State L3.2 1. Introduction 2. Substructure Tangent Stiffness Calculation 3. Response Quantities 4. Effect of Preloads at the Usage Level 5. Preloading Syntax 6. Preloading Example: Rotating Structure
Lesson 4: Dynamic Substructuring L4.1 Dynamic Substructuring 45 minutes Dynamic Substructuring L4.2 1. Guyan Reduction 2. Dynamic Mode Addition 3. Damping with Substructures
Lesson 5: Substructure Output L5.1 Substructure Output 45 minutes Substructure Output L5.2 1. Introduction 2. Visualizing Substructure Results 3. Output of Eliminated Degrees of Freedom 4. Output of Substructure Matrices 5. Substructure Library Utilities
Lesson 6: Substructuring Examples L6.1 Substructuring Examples Workshop Preliminaries Workshop 1a: Substructures: Plane Frame Analysis (IA) Workshop 1a: Substructures: Plane Frame Analysis (KW) Workshop 1b: Substructures: Surface Mount Analysis (IA) Workshop 1b: Substructures: Surface Mount Analysis (KW) Both interactive (IA) and keywords (KW) versions of the workshops are provided. Complete only one for each workshop. 3 hours Substructuring Examples L6.2 1. Cyclic Symmetry 2. Multilevel Substructuring
Lesson 7: Using Substructures with Abaqus/Explicit L7.1 Using Substructures with Abaqus/Explicit Workshop 2: Substructures: Beam Impact (IA) Workshop 2: Substructures: Beam Impact (KW) Both interactive (IA) and keywords (KW) versions of the workshop are provided. Complete only one. 2 hours Using Substructures with Abaqus/Explicit L7.2 1. Introduction 2. Examples 3. General Concepts 4. Keyword Interface 5. Interactive Interface 6. Postprocessing 7. Technology Notes
Lesson 8: Introduction to Submodeling L8.1 Introduction to Submodeling 15 minutes Introduction to Submodeling L8.2 1. Concept of Submodeling 2. Motivation for Submodeling
Lesson 9: Submodeling in Abaqus L9.1 Submodeling in Abaqus 30 minutes Submodeling in Abaqus L9.2 1. Fundamental Assumptions 2. Submodeling Techniques 3. Node-based Implementation 4. Surface-based Implementation
Lesson 10: Abaqus Usage and Examples (Part 1) L10.1 Abaqus Usage and Examples (Part 1) Workshop 3: Submodeling: Pressure Vessel Nozzle Analysis (IA) Workshop 3: Submodeling: Pressure Vessel Nozzle Analysis (KW) Both interactive (IA) and keywords (KW) versions of the workshop are provided. Complete only one. 2 ½ hours Abaqus Usage and Examples (Part 1) L10.2 1. Terminology 2. Transfer of Data 3. Prescribed Values 4. Submodeling Workflow 5. Surface-Based Submodel Boundaries 6. Example: Conical Crack in a Half Space 7. Example: Pressure Vessel
Lesson 11: Abaqus Usage and Examples (Part 2) L11.1 Abaqus Usage and Examples (Part 2) Workshop 4: Submodeling: Ceramic-Metal Braze Joint (IA) Workshop 4: Submodeling: Ceramic-Metal Braze Joint (KW) Both interactive (IA) and keywords (KW) versions of the workshop are provided. Complete only one. 2 hours Abaqus Usage and Examples (Part 2) L11.2 1. Node-Based Submodel Boundaries 2. Example: Stacked Sheet Metal Assembly 3. Example: Large Displacement Analysis 4. Tolerances at the Submodel Boundary 5. Shell-to-Solid Submodeling 6. Example: Shell-to-Solid Submodel of a Pipe Joint
Lesson 12: Submodeling Practices L12.1 Submodeling Practices 1 hour Submodeling Practices L12.2 1. Perturbation Analysis 2. Changing Procedures 3. The Frequency Domain 4. Submodeling and Thermal Stress Analysis 5. Example: Thermal Strain in a Bar 6. Submodeling in Dynamic Procedures 7. Example: Speaker Diaphragm (1/7)
Lesson 13: Limitations of Submodeling L13.1 Limitations of Submodeling 15 minutes Limitations of Submodeling L13.2 1. Elements 2. Procedures 3. Shell-to-Solid
Appendix 1: Theory of Substructures A1.1 Theory of Substructures 15 minutes Theory of Substructures A1.2 1. Static Substructuring 2. Guyan Reduction 3. Restrained Mode Addition