Week 4-1D Element Creation Challenge

Objective : Mesh the given component and add 1-D rod, beam, bar, spring element at given positions

Given: 

1.Mesh size = 5

2.

3. Bracket

Procedure:

1. Mid surface is generated using skin offset as it was given better results while meshing.
2. Second Mid-surface is assigned to bracket two using tool → Organize.

3. Now material and properties are assigned. Two different properties are created to assigned different thickness to both brackets.

4. Now before mesh washer are created on all holes using washer split.

5. Now mid-surfaces are meshed using auto-mesh with element size of 5. Number of nodes at washer are made equal for better mesh.

6. Now using hyper-beam Rod, bar and beam sections are created.

7. Now RBE2 elements are created at location (a), RBE3 constrained in all dof at (b) and RBE3 constrained in translational x and y is created.

8. Now all the elements are created using bar, rod option.

9. Beam section are assigned to particular element or properties are assigned.

 10. After changing view to 1D detailed representation

11. Now mass and spring elements are created.

Complete Model:

2D detailed representation: