! TITLE: tc_stiff.mac ! !--------------------------------------------------------------------------- ! Rev - 03/25/2001 D. Edwards !--------------------------------------------------------------------------- ! ! Resume the db file saved by tc.mac. Apply constraints and loads ! so that a load verses deflection solve can be used to compute ! structure stiffness. ! ! CS10: Cartesian Coordinate System ! CS11: Cylindrical Coordinate System ! CS12: Spherical Coordinate System ! ! USAGE: tc_stiff ! !******************************* TABLE OF CONTENTS ************************** ! ! Model Assembly Preparation ! ! 1. Parameter List ! 2. Model Coordinate System ! 3. Material and Element Type ! 4. Solid Model ! 4.1 Outer perimeter ! 4.2 Surface Cut Patterns ! 4.3 Inner Cylinder ! 4.4 Create Separate Areas with Coincident Entities ! 4.5 Create Section Symmetry ! 5. FE Model ! 5.1 Mesh Areas ! 5.2 Apply Constraints & Coupling ! 5.2.1 Apply Constraints ! 5.2.2 Apply Coupling ! 6. Solve ! 7. Post Processing ! !***************************** END Table of Contents ************************ ! resume,tc,db fini /prep7 ! Parameter list uy0=.005 ! Arbitrary deflection for measuring stiffness tstart /title,Stiffness of Lower Azimuth Bearing w/ Epoxied Sleeve ! ! ! Delete lower BC's and reapply with displacement uy0 csys,CS10 cmsel,s,nbottom ddele,all,uy d,all,uy,uy0 alls ddele,ncorner,ux d,ncorner,ux,-uy0 ! ux is vertical due to node cs being rotated ! Select the inner set of surface nodes of the outer race and radially ! constrain them. csys,CS11 nsel,s,loc,x,rracei nsel,r,loc,y,-90,0 nrotat,all d,all,ux alls fini /solu antype,0 tunif,Troom tref,Troom solv fini /post1 csys,CS11 nsel,s,loc,x,rracei nplot /PSF,DEFA, ,1,0 /PBF,DEFA, ,1 /PSYMB,DOT,1 /PSYMB,PCONV, /PBC,ALL, ,1 /REP fsum tstop :skip