Tutorial 1 2005 Texas AM University（教程1 2005德州农工大学）.pdfVIP

FEMAP Tutorial 1 This tutorial will give a brief introduction to the use of typical finite element software for predicting the deformation, strains and stress in a structure subjected to static loads. The analysis process consists of several steps: 1. Problem Definition (“Pre-processing” Step) a. Definition of the geometry of the structure and the idealization of this geometry for an approximate “finite element mesh.” This geometry definition is very similar to the use of AutoCAD or SolidWorks to describe a geometrical shape. b. Definition of material constitutive properties c. Definition of approximate kinematic boundary conditions d. Definition of the applied loads Figure 1: A finite element mesh for a turbine blade. It consists of three-dimensional finite elements. 2. Generation of the equilibrium equations relating nodal displacements and forces, [K}{q}={Q}, and the solution of these equations to obtain nodal displacements and resulting element strains and stresses (the “analysis” or “solver” step). 3. Solution Display (“Post-processing” step) a. Deformed geometry b. Contours plots of various stress components Typically the pre-processing and post-processing is performed by software that is separate from the solver software. The output of the pre-processor program becomes input to the solver. In turn, the output of the solver program becomes input to the post- processing program. In many cases the solver software is able to perform many kinds of analysis including static and dynamic response prediction, heat transfer analysis, natural frequencies and mode shapes, and other types of structural response. Some analyses are linear while some ar