STRESS

ANALYSIS
OVERVIEW

About Stress Analysis

Significantly

reduce no. of physical test.

Identify locations of high stress / deformation
To design jig & fixtures.
Definition:

S.A use FEA (approximation method) to calculate

deformation, stress & mode shape of model.
Meshing = process generate the elements
(mesh) in FEA.
Smaller elements = more accurate = longer time
process

 Potential

Uses for S.A

Areas with highly stressed, lead to part

failure.
Areas carry little load, can change geometry
to save weight/material.
Component deform beyond an allowable
limit, need to be stiffened.
Part frequencies near operating frequency,
result in excess vibration, stress, wear, or
noise.

Stress Analysis Assumptions.

Deflection & stress are linearly proportional to

the load.
Material properties are linear. Stress
proportional to the strain. No yielding of
material.
Static load.
No temperature effect.
Small deformation compared to part dimension.
No nonlinear effect, such as buckling.

Performing a Stress
Analysis
1.

Identify the goals of analysis.

2.

Deflection? Stress? Vibration?

Learn about the model & how its

interact with environment.

Where loads? How?

Load magnitudes? Direction?
How model constraint from motion?
External constraint? Interaction with other
parts.

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Prepare your model for analysis.

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3.

Enter Stress Analysis environment.

Create new simulation.

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5.

Assembly ; create a LOD for each analysis.

Parts ; typical features to exclude such as holes
that in low stress area, external rounds, and so on.

Specify simulation type and default settings.

Add loads to the model.

Add constraint represent physical connection
of the model to other.

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Add contact, for assemblies, represent

connection between component.
Run the analysis.
View the results.

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5.

Stress, deformation, factor of safety

Refine the model.

Document the results.

Dynamic
Simulation
Overview

About Dynamic Simulation

Simulate

and analyze dynamic characteristics of

am assembly under various load conditions.
Definition of Dynamic Simulation.

Tools to simulate actual performance before the

product is built.
By defaults, it converts assembly constraints
between components into mechanical joints.
Forces, accelerations, or velocities need to be
applied to reproduce real-world conditions.
Result can be use to determine the design,
calculate the amount of force or view the effect.

Creating Dynamic Simulations

Build

a functional mechanism.
Add dynamic, real-world influences of
various types of loads.
Run the simulation, see the joints, loads,
and components structures interact as a
moving mechanism.

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Create standard joints

If required, insert other types of joints, such as
contact, rolling/sliding or spring.
Define the physical environment in the joints
properties and apply forces.
Run the simulations.
Use the Output Grapher to analyze the results.
Select the loads on a part & export to S.A
environment to study effect of loads.
Analyze the result in S.A environment.

MESH
How to Perform a Mesh Convergence Study:
Create

a mesh using the fewest, reasonable

number of elements and analyze the model.
Recreate the mesh with a denser element
distribution, re-analyze it, and compare the
results to those of the previous mesh.
Keep increasing the mesh density and reanalyzing the model until the results converge
satisfactorily.