Understanding FEMAP Addons

B. Andrew Jabola
Russ Hilley
5/12/16

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 Agenda

Introduction
FEMAP Add-on Overview
Base NASTRAN
Dynamics
Advanced
Optimization
Advanced Nonlinear
Additional Add-ons
Structural Analysis Toolkit Russ Hilley
Conclusion

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 Introduction

This presentation helps to clarify what you get when looking at different FEMAP
packages
We will overview each package and discuss included features
For some of the more advanced packages, we will demonstrate some of the advanced
capabilities
FEMAP packaging is being changed to help organize product addons
Packaging organization shown on next slide

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 Introduction

FEMAP Packaging

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 FEMAP Add-on Overview

FEMAP with NX NASTRAN (Base)

Solutions Included
Linear Static (101)
Modal Analysis (103)
Buckling (105)
Nonlinear Static (106)
Nonlinear Transient (129)
Cycle Solutions (114, 115, 116)
Static, Normal Modes, Buckling
NASTRAN Thermal Steady State (153)
NASTRAN Thermal Transient (159)
Base Package is primary workhorse for most general FEA
Nonlinear Transient gives the ability to run some direct transient runs for small cases
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 FEMAP Add-on Overview

FEMAP Dynamics
Solutions Included
Frequency Response (108, 111)
Includes Random Response
Transient Response (109, 112)
DDAM Response (187)
Complex Eigenvalue Response (107, 110)
Cyclic Frequency Response (118)
Primary solutions that are used are frequency
response, specifically for both sine and random
vibration analyses

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 FEMAP Add-on Overview

FEMAP NASTRAN Advanced

Solutions Included
Aeroelasticity (144, 145, 146)
NASTRAN Superelement
NASTRAN DMAP
Aeroelasticity provides ability to couple aero
loads with dynamic response
Superelements allow user to reduce models
into assemblies for more efficient analysis
and processing
DMAP allows for customization of analysis
processes directly within NASTRAN

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 FEMAP Add-on Overview

FEMAP Optimization
Solutions Included:
Design Optimization (200)
This solution provides the ability to
apply design optimization loads and
lightweight structures based off
certain objectives

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 FEMAP Add-on Overview

FEMAP Advanced Nonlinear

Based off ADINA Solver
Solutions Included:
Nonlinear Implicit Static (601, 106)
Nonlinear Implicit Dynamic (601, 129)
Nonlinear Explicit (701)
Provides advanced capabilities such as surface-
surface contact, element rupture, and large
strain analyses
Explicit Analysis can be used for high-speed
impact situations

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 FEMAP Add-on Overview

Other Addons
Enterprise Extension
This solution adds the ability to run NASTRAN
outside of FEMAP via command line
Desktop versions only allow NASTRAN decks to
be run internal to FEMAP on the system that
created it
This is checked by having NASTRAN look at the
ENDDATA tag and determine if file has been edited
and created on same system
Rotor Dynamics
This adds the ability to analyze frequency
response for rotating systems
Specialized Add-on specifically for high-speed
rotating machinery

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 Introduction

What is the SA Toolkit and what does it do?

The SA Toolkit is a set of post-processing tools used to organize and report results of your FEA.
The toolkit takes selected data from the NX Nastran *.op2 file and presents the results in an
easy to read format.
MS Excel
HTML
Universal (Ideas)
Neutral (FEMAP)
ASCII

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 User Interface

When installed, as SAToolkit icon is placed in the toolbar area above the
graphics window in FEMAP.

The main user interface launches and attaches below the FEMAP
messages window.

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 SA Toolkit Tools

The Tools
Mass Processor
Stress Processor
Grid point force processor
Element force processor
Energy processor
Modal processor
Random vibration processor
Sine vibration processor

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 Mass Processor

Gives a detailed view of the mass properties of the FEM

The results are processed using the op2 file produced by a normal modes run.
Writes output to MS Excel
Mass per property
Mass per group
Mass per user defined groups

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 Mass Processor Results

Mass per property graph and tables

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 Stress Processor

The stress processor summarizes margins of safety.

Multiple user defined groups
Multiple user defined subcases
User specified failure theory
Results can be written to text, Excel, and FEMAP neutral files.
Margins of safety can be graphically displayed in FEMAP as contour plots.
The stress processor can be used with the following NX Nastran solutions
Sol 101, 108, 109, 111, 112

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 Stress Processor Results

Margin of safety contour in FEMAP

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 Grid Point Force Processor

Calculates forces and force/unit length margins at user defined joints in the FEM.
Evaluate strength of bonded joints
Joint is defined using node and element groups.
Processes results from:
Sol 101
Sol 108 and 111 Requires the use of a DMAP supplied with the toolkit.

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 Grid Point Force Processor Results

Nodal Results
Load per unit length

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 Grid Point Force Processor Results

Joint Results
Nodal and overall margins of safety

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 Element Force Processor

Summarizes forces on elements for multiple element groups or NX Nastran subcases.

Output depends on element type
Summaries simplify identification of critical components
Processes results from op2 files from SOLs 101, 108, 109, 111, and 112

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 Element Force Results

Listed here by subcase but the results can be listed by element as well.

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 Energy Processor

Efficiently identifies groups with high energy on a mode by mode basis.

Processes results from a normal modes analysis.
Case control must include
ESE=All
EKE=All
Recommend using PARAM Tiny
Can be used with the DMAP supplied with the toolkit.

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 Modal Processor

Organizes results from a normal modes analysis, SOL 103

Must use the supplied DMAP
Model has to be constrained at one grid.
Produces results in Excel

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 Modal Processor Results

Effective Mass

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 Modal Processor Results

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 Random Processor

The random processor reads the results of a normal modes analysis and calculates
the response of a structure.
Base shake problem
The random processor is the equivalent of a modal frequency run (SOL 111)
Allows excitation in X, Y, and Z in the same run.
The supplied DMAP or delivery database must be used.
The model has to be constrained at one grid to simulate the base shake problem.
Requires a PSD curve input.

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 Random Processor Output

Outputs PSD curves, Peak and RMS

HTML and Excel
Computes true Von Mises stress and margins of safety
A FEMAP neutral file is created to visualize these results in FEMAP.

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 Random Processor Results

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 Random Processor Results

Von Mises Stress Contour

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 Sine Processor

Very similar to the Random Processor

Processes results of a normal modes analysis.
Equivalent to SOL 111
Allows excitation in 10 directions in one run
Outputs response curves, Von Mises stress, and Margins of Safety
Outputs curves in HTML and Excel format.

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 Sine Processor Output

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 Sine Processor Output

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 Conclusion

We have shown several major capabilities of the main packages shown below
Hopefully from this you will be able to maximize what options are available to you in FEMAP
Package Breakdown is shown below

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