ASCE Met Section

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Spring S
Seminar
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2009

CivilFEM Overview

© 2008 CAE Associates

What is CivilFEM?

 CivilFEM is an integrated Pre- , Solu - and Post-processor add-on to

traditional ANSYS developed by ANSYS’s Spain distributor INGECIBER

AASHTO LRFD NSYS/CivilFEM

Bridge Design Specifications 130º
130 120º
120 110º 100º
(Western USA) 5
5 CANADA

2.5 50º

60
60 5

15

40
5
5
15 40º
50 2.5
2.5
5
5

60 80 5
30º

A Seismic 2.5
Acceleration Coefficient Zone
2.5
< 0.09 1 5
_ 0.19
> 0.09 and < 2
Tro
_ 0.29
> 0.19 and < 3 pic
of C
ance
_
> 0.29 4 r
MÉXICO

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ANSYS/CivilFEM

 ANSYS/CivilFEM combines the world leading general purpose structural

analysis features of ANSYS (ISO-9001) with high-end civil engineering-
specific structural analysis capabilities of CivilFEM (ISO-9001) .

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CAE Associates – CivilFEM / ANSYS Partner
 25 years consulting on Structural, Thermal and Fluid analysis problems.
 One of the original ANSYS Channel partners
 The US leader in ANSYS / Finite Element Training
 CivilFEM Channel Partner

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Senior Engineering Team
~ Nicholas M. Veikos, Ph.D., President
~ Peter R. Barrett, M.S.C.E., P.E., Vice President
~ Michael Bak, Ph.D., Senior Engineering Manager
~ George Bauer, M.S.M.E., Project Manager
~ Kenneth W. Brown, Ph.D., Project Manager
~ Patrick Cunningham, M.S.M.E., Senior Engineering Manager
~ J Masters,
Jon M t Ph.D.,
Ph D P Project
j tM Manager
~ Steven Hale, M.S.M.E., Senior Engineering Manager
~ James Kosloski, M.S.M.E., Senior Engineering Manager
~ Eric Stamper, M.S.M.E., Project Manager
~ Michael Kuron, M.S.M.E., Project Engineer
~ Hsin-Hua
Hsin Hua Tsuei, Ph. D., CFD Manager
~ Lawrence L. Durocher, Ph.D., Associate

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ANSYS/CivilFEM Projects

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ANSYS Today
World’s
World s Largest Simulation Community
>10,000 Total Customers
 >125,000 Commercial Seats
>125 000 Commercial Seats
 >140,000 University Seats
 > 200 Channel Partners
 > 75 Industry Partners
>6,000 Total Customers >2,000 Total Customers
 >60,000 Commercial Seats
>60 000 Commercial Seats  >10,000 Commercial Seats
>10 000 Commercial Seats
 >70,000 University Seats
 >20 Channel Partners
 >80 Industry Partners
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ANSYS/CivilFEM Projects

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Example CAE Consulting Services

 NIST – Structural Fire Response and Probable

Collapse Sequence of the World Trade Center
Towers Investigation
 Steam Generator Replacement in Nuclear
 Containment Buildings
 Pre-stressed Concrete Pipe Simulation
 Concrete Dam simulation to meet
 FERC /Corps of Engineers licensing

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ANSYS/CivilFEM Material Library
 Nonlinear / Time Dependent Material Properties

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ANSYS/CivilFEM Automation
 Standard and User Defined Sections

a2

z
t 22 t 21
p22 p21 vCU vCUr
1 1
vU vUr
hCU hCUr
hU hUr
t 31 t 41
b1
1

s31 hL
hCL hCLr

vL vCL
1
p12 vCLr
t 11
p11
1
a1 a0 /2

Tri-cell box section definition

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Automated Loads Generation (Traffic Loads)
 Vehicles: Rigid (truck) or flexible (train, adaptable to the path)
 User friendly path definition: road surface and road axis are automatically
detected by the program

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Loads Generation (Prestressing Cables)

 Definition of points along the cable’s

cable s path (automatic adjustment of the
points using splines)
 Introduce the tensile force at specific locations in the tendon’s path
 A tomatic transfer of the cable action to the str
Automatic structure
ct re

P
P'
1
P' T1 O
N

R
P 1 z
2
Pk MR
PN z
P1
Pk+1 fz
MR K
P
x
k+2
T2
c.d.g.
R 2
MR y
y
R fy
y
K
x
fx
K

Transmision of the cable actions to the model

3D spline generation

MP,s line y

Zoffs

Yoffs P
Bank (Rotation's
( center P))
z

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ANSYS/CivilFEM Code Checking & Design

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Example Sequential Simulations
 Nonlinear Incremental Construction
 Automated Tunneling

Y
Y
X
X Z
Z

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Seismic Analysis

AASHTO LRFD NSYS/CivilFEM

Push-Over Analysis
Bridge Design Specifications 130º 120º 110º 100º
(Western USA) 5 4,50E-01
5 CANADA

2.5 50º 4,00E-01

60 3,50E-01
60 5
ADRS Format Spectrum
15 3,00E-01

40 2 50E 01
2,50E-01
IPE 100
5
Sa
5
15 40º 2,00E-01 Con rigidizadores
50 2.5
2.5
5
1,50E-01
5

60 80 5
30º 1,00E-01

A Seismic 2.5 5,00E-02

Acceleration Coefficient Zone
2.5
< 0.09 1 5 0,00E+00
_ 0.19
> 0.09 and < 2 0,00E+00 1,00E-02 2,00E-02 3,00E-02 4,00E-02 5,00E-02 6,00E-02 7,00E-02 8,00E-02
Tro
_ 0.29
> 0.19 and < 3 pic
o f Ca
4
n ce
r
Sd
_
> 0.29
MÉXICO

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Wizard for Tunnel Design

Tunnel section PLOT NO. 1

-909.174
-878.511
-847.848
-817.185
-786.522
-755.859
-725.196
-694.533
-663.87
-633.207

Tensión
Verticalvertical. FrenteAdvancement
Stress. Tunnel de avance
Longitudinal
Forces and Moments on Section
Concrete
COL 3

COL 1
PLOT NO. 1
-.018494
-.014481
-.010468
-.006455
-.002443
.00157
.005583
.009596
.013609
.017621

COL 2

Forces acting on Movimiento vertical.

Vertical Movement. Frente
Tunnel de avance
Advancement
concrete tunnel Longitudinal
Section

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CivilFEM Bridge Module

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Geotechnical Solutions
 Nonlinear Materials
 Slope Stability
 Seepage
 Earth Pressure
 Pile Wizard
 Retaining Wall Wizard
 Tunnels
Water Table

Definition of
each layer
property

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