PROGRAMMING THE TRANSIENT EXPLICIT FINITE …：编程的瞬态有限…精品.pdfVIP

U.P.B. Sci. Bull., Series D, Vol. 75, Iss. 2, 2013 ISSN 1454-2358 PROGRAMMING THE TRANSIENT EXPLICIT FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS WITH MATLAB 1 2 Andrei Dragoş Mircea SÎRBU , László FARKAS Modern research in automotive crashworthiness relies extensively on explicit finite element analysis. Crash analysts require deep understanding of finite element method and explicit time integration routines. This work presents the most important elements of the theory behind the mathematical apparatus of transient explicit finite element method and explains the loop algorithm of model analysis commonly used in commercial and publicly available solvers. Correctitude of the presented concepts and methodology are verified by using a computation example of a simple lumped mass spring system subjected to impact loading. The model is analysed both by using a commercial crash solver and by using a proposed MATLAB impact algorithm. Keywords: FEA, explicit analysis, lumped mass system 1. Introduction The mathematical apparatus used for describing the continuum evolved to reach today a high level of complexity with multiple formulations. Simulation environment gained increasing importance in automotive design work, sustained by rapidly growing technological capabilities of today. Computational cycle time and costs are also continuously reduced by sustainable improvements in computer aided design and analysis tools. In a similar manner, finite element modelling capabilities evolved with technology, advancing with exponential growth of model detail throughout the last decades. Crashworthiness research, shar