Workshop 4

Impulsively Loaded Structure 
(Bonded Beams and Shells)

Introduction to ANSYS AUTODYN

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• In AUTODYN, set up the problem 
shown in the figures.
• Get material data for AL5083H116 
and Steel 4340 (with no failure 
model ) from the material library.
• Save data every 100 cycles
• Refresh plot every 100 cycles
• Run the problem for 2000 cycles
• Look at Part history plots to examine 
the status of the beam / shell 
assembly.

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Impulsively loaded structure

Exploded view

Aluminum Plates
Steel Beams

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Aluminum Plates (shells)
# elements in J/K direction = 40
YMIN = ZMIN = 0.0
YMAX = ZMAX = 4000.0
X = 0.0 (lower plate)
X = 1000.0 (upper plate)
Thickness = 10.0

Lower plate has x-velocity = 0.0

applied to all nodes as a
boundary condition.

Upper plate has x-velocity = -40.0

Units : mm,mg,ms applied as an initial condition to
nodes J = 11 to 31, K = 11 to 31.

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Steel Frame (Beams)

3D frame of beams
1 x-beam (10 elements)
4 y-beams (10 elements)
4 z-beams (10 elements)
Include Diagonal beams
x+y+ and x+z-

x = 0.0 to 1000.0
y = 0.0 to 4000.0
z = 0.0 to 4000.0

Circular cross-section, radius = 5

Rigid joints for all beams / shells

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