Wb-Mech 120 NL Ws02b

Workshop 2B
Assembly Contact
Workbench-Mechanical
Structural Nonlinearities
ANSYS, Inc. Proprietary April 30, 2009

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Workbench Mechanical Structural Nonlinearities
Workshop 2B Assembly Contact Workshop Supplement
Goal:
In this workshop our goal is to investigate the behavior of the pipe clamp
assembly (Pipe_clamp.x_t) shown here. Specifically we wish to
determine the crushing stress and deformation in a copper pipe section
when the bolt in the clamp is torqued down.

We will assume the material used for the pipe is a copper alloy while all other
parts are steel.
It is assumed the clamp is torqued to 1000 N when placed in service.
Well assume the coefficient of friction between the clamp and pipe is 0.4.
The other contact regions will be treated as either bonded or no separation
as shown in the accompanying figures.

If previous workshop project is still in

session, clear it from the project page
Utility Menu > File >New
From the Toolbox, double click

Static Structural to create a new
system.
1.
2.
2. RMB the geometry cell and Import

Geometry and browse to
Pipe_Clamp.x_t

From the Units drop down menu:

Set Project units to Metric (Tonne, mm, s, C, mA, N, mV).
Display Values in Project Units is checked (on).

3. Double Click the Model cell to open

the Mechanical Application
3.
4. Once inside the Mechanical application, 4.

set the working unit systems
Unit>Metric(mm,kg,N,s,mV,mA)

5. Expand the Connections branch

and use the shift key to highlight all
contact definitions.
5.
6. In the details window change the
Formulation to Augmented
Lagrange.
6.

7. Highlight the first contact branch. This is the

definition for the pipe to clamp contact. 7.
8. In the detail for the definition change the Type

to Frictional.
9. Enter a value for Friction Coefficient of 0.4.
8.
9.

10. Highlight the second contact branch. This is

the definition for the bolt shaft to clamp hole
10.
contact.
11. From the details window change the Type to

No Separation.
The remaining 2 contact regions will be

modeled using the default bonded type of
contact.
11.

Create a local coordinate system along the pipes axis. Note, we

will use the local coordinate system for post processing later.
With the Coordinate system branch highlighted:
12. Select the inside surface of the cylinder.
13. RMB > Insert > Coordinate System.
12.
13.

14. From the detail for the new coordinate

system change Type to Cylindrical.
14.
15. Change the Principal Axis to the Z
Direction
16. Defined by Geometry Selection
17. Click to Change on Geometry , then
select the inner surface of the pipe and 15.
Apply 16.
17.

18. In the Details of Analysis Settings Window,

define the following:
Number of Steps = 2
Large Deflection = On
This analysis is run in two load steps.

In, Load Step 1, apply the bolt pretension
In Load Step 2, lock this pretension and
postprocess the working load.

19. Select one of the end surfaces of the pipe.

20. Highlight Static Structural Branch
RMB > Insert > Fixed Support.
19.
20.

21. Select the cylindrical face of the bolt part.

RMB > Insert > Bolt Pretension
22. In the Detail of Bolt Pretension window
enter a Preload value of 1000 for Load
Step 1. Using the Timeline, Set load step
to 2 and define Pretension as Lock
21.
22.

23. Switch to Body select mode.

24. With Solution Branch highlighted, select the pipe part. 23.
25. RMB > Insert > Deformation > Directional.
24.
25.

26. From the detail for the Directional Deformation change to

Coordinate System.
26.
Note we allowed the default name Coordinate System to be used when

the local system was created. We could easily change the name to a
more meaningful one.

27. Switch to face select mode.

28. Highlight the outer surface of the pipe. 27.
29. RMB > Insert > Contact Tool
30. RMB Contact Tool in the Contact Tool Branch
Insert > Pressure
Repeat step 30 inserting contact Frictional Stress.
28.
30.
29.
Solve

The solution for this workshop might take several depending

on the available hardware.
The use of frictional contact triggers a nonlinear solution
requiring equilibrium iterations. The solution progress can
be viewed by opening the Solution Information folder.

Recall that the solution triggered the use of

Weak Spring stabilization. To insure that the
weak springs are not the result of rigid body
motion, highlight the Environment branch and
inspect the weak spring reaction forces.
Highlight Solution, RMB > Insert > Probe> Force
Reaction and specify in the details window the
boundary condition as Weak Springs
Verify that the reaction in the weak springs is of the
order e-5, a negligible value.

Highlight Solution. RMB > Insert > Probe > Bolt

Pretension to verify that the bolt pretension working
load equals user defined preload
In Details of Bolt Pretension, define Boundary as Bolt
Pretension (Trivial since there is only one bolt in this
model).
RMB > Evaulate Results

Insert and plotting the Total Deformation for the assembly.

This plot is not particularly useful for our goal (investigation of pipes behavior).
The scoped result we placed in the solution branch earlier will be more
instructive.

Highlight and plot the result Directional Deformation.

In this case the result is scoped only to the pipe section. Also,
since we employed a local cylindrical system at the pipe axis, the
X direction here is displayed in the radial sense.

Similarly, the behavior of the contact region can be view by highlighting the
contact result objects. Again the use of scoped results allows a more
intuitive plot of the quantity displayed.


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If previous workshop project is still in

From the Toolbox, double click

2. RMB the geometry cell and Import

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From the Units drop down menu:

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3. Double Click the Model cell to open

4. Once inside the Mechanical application, 4.

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5. Expand the Connections branch

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7. Highlight the first contact branch. This is the

8. In the detail for the definition change the Type

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10. Highlight the second contact branch. This is

11. From the details window change the Type to

The remaining 2 contact regions will be

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Create a local coordinate system along the pipes axis. Note, we

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14. From the detail for the new coordinate

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18. In the Details of Analysis Settings Window,

This analysis is run in two load steps.

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19. Select one of the end surfaces of the pipe.

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21. Select the cylindrical face of the bolt part.

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23. Switch to Body select mode.

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26. From the detail for the Directional Deformation change to

Note we allowed the default name Coordinate System to be used when

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27. Switch to face select mode.

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The solution for this workshop might take several depending

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Recall that the solution triggered the use of

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Highlight Solution. RMB > Insert > Probe > Bolt

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Insert and plotting the Total Deformation for the assembly.

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Highlight and plot the result Directional Deformation.

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