WORKSHOP 1 Composite Wing

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 Workshop Objectives
Become familiar with the basic steps in doing a composites analysis

Software Version
Patran 2011 MD Nastran 2011.1

Required File:
composite_wing.db

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 Problem Description
Assess the strength of a composite wing. Composite properties have been set up for all the wing components except the ribs. Your job is to define the ply properties and composite layup for the ribs, run the analysis, and review the results.

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Step 1. Open an existing Patran Database

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Start Patran and open a database containing a wing model: a. Click File Open in the Defaults group. b. Select composite_wing.db as the File name.

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Step 2. Post the Ribs Group

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Post both the inboard and outboard rib: a. Select Group/Post b. Select ribs as the group to post. c. Click Apply. d. Click Cancel.

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Step 3. Create a 2D Orthotropic Material

Create a ply material property: a. Under the Properties tab, click 2D in the Orthotropic group. b. Enter AS4 for Material Name. c. Click Input Properties. d. Enter the values shown: Elastic Modulus 11 = 20e6 Elastic Modulus 22 = 1.6e6 Poisson Ratio 12 = 0.34 Shear Modulus 12 = 0.8e6 Shear Modulus 23 = 0.8e6 Shear Modulus 13 = 0.8e6 Density = 0.058 e. Click OK. f. Click Apply. g. Click Input Properties. h. Set Constitutive Model to Failure. i. Set Composite Failure Theory to Tsai-Wu. j. Enter the values shown: Tension Stress Limit 11 = 220e3 Tension Stress Limit 22 = 5e3 Compress Stress Limit 11 = 150e3 Compress Stress Limit 22 = 30e3 Shear Stress Limit = 18e3 Interaction Term = -2.22e-10 Bonding Shear Stress Limit = 5e3 k. Click OK. l. Click Apply.

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Step 4. Create a Laminate Composite Material

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Defined the ply layup sequence: a. Click Laminate in the Composite group. b. Enter rib for Material Name. c. Click material property name AS4 slowly 4 times to make 4 plies d. Click in the first Thickness cell. e. Click in the Set Thickness cell and enter 0.1 and press the Enter key to set thickness of all plies to this value. f. Click in the first Orientation cell. g. Enter 0/45/90/-45 in the Input Data cell and press Enter. h. Set the Stacking Sequence Convention to Symmetric to make this an 8-ply symmetric layup. i. Click Apply.

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Step 5. Create Shell Property for Ribs

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Create a shell property for the ribs: a.Click Shell in the 2D Properties group. (You may have to move the Laminated Composite form out of the way) b.Enter ribs for Property Set Name. c.Set option to Laminate. d.Click Input Properties e.Click on the Mat Prop Name icon f.Select rib for material g.Click in the Material Orientation box. h.Screen pick the basic coordinate system located at the lower left hand corner of the screen. i.Click OK. Continued on next page.

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Step 5. Create Shell Property for Ribs

Shell property creation continued: j.Click Select Application Region k.Select the Shell Element pick filter. l.Rectangular pick all the rib elements. m.Click Add. n.Click OK. o.Click Apply.

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Step 6. Verify the Rib Material Orientation

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Verify the Material Orientation: a.Click Show Property in the Property Actions group. b.Click Material Orientation. c.Click Apply. d.Review the material orientation, then click Reset Graphics.

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Step 7. Review the Model

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Plot the loads and constraints applied to the wing: a.Group/Post b.Click Select All c.Click Apply. d.Click Cancel. e.Click the Home tab. f.Click Plot LBC Markers in the Misc. group. g.Rotate the model by dragging the mouse while pressing the middle mouse button. Observe the loads and constraints on the model. h.After reviewing the model, click Reset Graphics.

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Step 8. Set Up and Run Analysis

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Run a linear static analysis: a. Under the Analysis tab, click Entire Model in the Analyze group. b. Enter composite_wing for Job Name. c. Click Solution Type. d. Make sure Solution Type is Linear Static. e. Click Solution Parameters. f. Enter .00259 for Wt.-Mass Conversion. g. Click Results Output Format. h. Check OP2. i. Click OK. j. Click OK. k. Click OK.

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Step 8. Set Up and Run Analysis (Cont.)

l. Click Subcase Select... m. Under Subcases Selected click Default to remove it from the collection box n. Under Subcases For Solution Sequence: 101, click wing up bending to select it. o. Click OK. p. Click Apply. The job takes less than a minute to run.

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Step 9. Attach Results File

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Attach the op2 results file: a.Click Output2 in the Access Results group. b.Click Select Results File. c.Select composite_wing.op2. d.Click OK. e.Click Apply.

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Step 10. Review Results

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Plot deformation: a. Under the Results tab, click Deformation in the Results Plot group. b. Select Displacement, Translational for Deformation Results. c. Click Apply.

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Step 10. Review Results (cont.)

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Plot ply stresses: a. Click Fringe in the Results Plot group. b. Select Stress Tensor for Fringe Result. c. Set Position to Layer1 d. Set Quantity to X Component e. Click Apply. On you own, review other layers and other stress components.

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Step 10. Review Results (cont.)

Plot max failure indices: a. Select Failure Indices, Max Indices for Fringe Result. b. Click Apply.

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End of Workshop 1
File/Quit to exit Patran.

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