2011 ANSYS, Inc.

November 1, 2012 1
14.5 Release
Workshop 9
Drop Test On Reinforced
Concrete

Introduction to ANSYS Explicit STR &
Introduction to ANSYS Autodyn part I
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Workshop Goal and Procedure
Goal:
Model the drop test response of a reinforced concrete beam
Procedure:
Create an Explicit Dynamics (ANSYS) Analysis System Project
Select the units system and define the material properties
Import the geometry and mesh the reinforced concrete beam and steel parts
Define analysis settings, initial conditions, boundary conditions and body interactions,
including reinforcement for the beam
Initiate the solution and review the results
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Start Workbench
Start ANSYS Workbench and follow the sequenced steps
using the abbreviations shown below:

DC = Double Click with Left Mouse Button

SC = Single Click with Left Mouse Button

RMB = Right Mouse Button Selection

D&D = Drag and Drop = Hold Left Mouse Button
down on item while dragging it to new location and then release it
(i.e., Copy or Move)
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Step 1 Check Geometry Options & Create Project
Line bodies are required for volume reinforcement. By default, imported line
bodies will not be passed to Workbench Mechanical
1.a Check that Line
Bodies are selected in
the geometry import
options (Tools >
Options > Geometry
Import)

Warning: This step
must be performed
before creating the
component (step 1.b)
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DC
Step 1 Check Geometry Options & Create Project
1.b Create an ANSYS Explicit Dynamics Component
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Step 2 Specify the Project Units
2.a Select MKS for the Project Units from the
Units List provided
2.b Request that Native Applications in
Workbench have their values be Displayed
in the Project Units
2.c Check those unit systems to Suppress
from appearing in the Units List
Note:
Engineering
Data is native
in Workbench,
but Mechanical
is NOT at this
time (but will be
in the future).
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Step 3 Define Engineering Data Material
3.a Edit the Engineering Data cell to select pre-
defined material models from the data sources.
3.b Press the book icon to toggle the view from
project materials to data sources
DC
SC
3.c Select the Explicit
Materials data source.
Material models in this
data source can only be
used in explicit dynamic
analyses

Note: Materials in the
General Non-linear
Materials data source
contain simpler material
models that can be used in
both ANSYS implicit and
explicit analyses. dynamic
analyses
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Step 3 Define Engineering Data Material
3.d Scroll down to
CONC-35MPA and
click on the plus (+)
button to add it to
Engineering Data.
The book symbol
confirms it has
been added.
3.e Press the book icon again
to toggle the view back to
project materials.

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Step 3 Define Engineering Data Material
3.f The simulation will involve a low velocity impact, and low
compressions are expected, so a linear EOS can be used.
So, edit the CONC-35MPA material model.

3.g Unsuppress the Bulk Modulus
Note: The Polynomial EOS is then
automatically suppressed.

3.h Suppress the P-alpha EOS
SC
SC
SC
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Step 3 Define Engineering Data Material
3.i Return to the Project Schematic

3.j Save the Project by selecting the
Save As ... icon and Browse to
the directory indicated by your
instructor. Use the name
reinforced_concrete for the
Project name.
Note: Saving the
Project saves all of
the important files.
The Project may
also be Archived, in
which all of the
supporting files are
compressed and
saved in one file.
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Step 4 Import the Geometry
RMB
SC
4.a Import the geometry by the
procedure shown. Do NOT
Double Click on the
Geometry cell ...
4.b Browse to the
DesignModeler 11.0 SP1
geometry file named:
reinforced_concrete.agdb
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Step 5 Edit the Model in Mechanical
5.a Edit the model in Workbench Mechanical.
Since Edit is the default action, double-clicking on
the Model cell is also acceptable here.
RMB
SC
5.b Select the MKS Units system
Recall that Mechanical is not native in Workbench, so
the Units here may not match the Project Units

Note: Although the unit system used for data entry
and post-processing is the MKS system, the actual
unit system used by the AUTODYN solver is the
mm-mg-ms system, because it provides higher
accuracy.
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Step 5 Edit the Model in Mechanical
Steel Punch (moved
downwards)
Reinforced concrete
beam (bent)
Steel supports
(fixed)
5.c Define the concrete beam properties:
Stiffness Behavior = Flexible
Material Assignment = CONC-35MPA
5.d Leave all other properties as they are
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Step 5 Edit the Model in Mechanical
5.e Delete the
Bonded
Contact
Regions
RMB
5.f Review the existing
Body Interaction
specifications
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Step 5 Edit the Model in Mechanical
5.g Insert an additional Body Interaction
for the beam reinforcement bars
5.i Save the Project
(from the project
page)
RMB
5.h Change Type to Reinforcement
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Step 6 Mesh Model
6.a Select the Mesh branch

6.b Specify the Mesh Details:
Physics Preference = Explicit
Element Size = 0.015 meters



6.c Generate the Mesh (via RMB
on the Mesh branch)

RMB
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Step 7 Define the Analysis Settings
7.a Specify the Analysis Settings:

End Time = 5.0e-3 seconds

SC
7.b Keep the remaining defaults
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Step 8 Apply BCs and Initial Conditions
8.a Fix the supports:
Select the Face filter
Insert a Fixed Support
under Explicit Dynamics
Select the lower faces of
the two supports
Apply the selection
RMB
SC
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Step 8 Apply BCs and External Loads
8.b Apply an Initial Velocity
Insert a Velocity under Initial
Conditions
Switch to Body filter
Select the steel punch
Apply the selection
Define by components
Enter a Y component of 20 m/s
RMB
SC
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Step 9 Insert Result Items to Review Later
9.a Insert a Total
Deformation plot
request under the
Solution branch.

9.b Insert a User Defined
Result under the
Solution branch -
allowing access to
Explicit Dynamics
specific results.

9.c Type in DAMAGEALL
for the Expression that
is highlighted
RMB
RMB
SC
SC
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Step 9 Insert Result Items to Review Later
Note: DAMAGEALL
is a result that is
specific to Explicit
Dynamics.

Once the simulation
has been run, a full
list of expressions
for User Defined
Results can be seen
by clicking on the
Worksheet button
after the Solution
tree has been
highlighted.
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Step 10 Run the Simulation
10.a Select Solver Output under Solution
Information and Solve the simulation.
The Solver Output shows the run statistics, including the estimated
clock time to completion. Any errors or warnings are also noted.
Termination due to wrapup time reached is expected here.
SC
RMB
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Step 11 Review the Results
11.a Select User Defined Result and Show the Elements under True
Scale. The range of DAMAGEALL will always lie between 0.0 and 1.0.
A DAMAGEALL of 0.0 is said to mean that the material is entirely
intact. A DAMAGEALL of 1.0 is said to mean that the material is
completely damaged and would easily break free.
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Step 11 Review the Results
11.b Animate the results by setting the controls shown below and then
pressing the Animation button. To review a static result, just click on
the desired Time or Value from the Tabular Data and use the RMB to
pick Retrieve This Result. The given state will then be shown.
RMB
Pick these 2 first
Then pick this
Pick this to
save the
animation
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Step 11 Review the Results
11.c Repeat the procedure, if
desired, for the Total
Displacement.

11.d Hide the Concrete body to
see the deflection of the
beams.
SC
RMB
SC