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3-point-bending non-linear transient

User: "Alt"
Alt
Altair Community Member
Updated by Alt

Hello everyone,

i have to create a timedependent 3-point-bending simulation. I created a table with a constant displacement for 10s, but the simulation doens't start..

There are fixed spcs for the fixed cylinders and one spc (with dof 1 in x direction), which are combined with a spcdadd.

I also created a spcd for the pressing cylinder with C1 and a given displacement.

The table and the spcd were connected with the dload-card.

I get error 186.

Thanks in advance!

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    User: "Adriano_Koga"
    Adriano_Koga
    Altair Employee

    Hi,

    as per the error message, you're missing a SPC.

    Using SPCD requires that you also apply a SPC at the same node and DO as well.

    I.e: you have a SPCD in node 16917, DOF1. You will need to apply a SPC at the same node 16917, DOF1, constraining it to 0.0.

    A fatal error has been detected during input processing:

    *** ERROR # 186 ***
    An SPCD component must be constrained by an SPC or SPC1 data.
    GRID ID = 16917
    component = 1
    LOAD set ID = 10
    SPC set ID = 13
    subcase ID = 1

    User: "Alt"
    Alt
    Altair Community Member
    OP

    Hey,

    thanks for the fast answer. The other DOF's will be free, right?

    User: "Adriano_Koga"
    Adriano_Koga
    Altair Employee

    correct. You will need to add SPC at the same nodes/dofs where you apply your SPCDs.

    Other than that, only the fixing SPCs, as usual…

    Make sure the SPCs are in the right load collector, and not mixed with the SPCD collector.

    User: "Alt"
    Alt
    Altair Community Member
    OP

    i have started the Simulation, but it doesnt convergate.. There is also a distance between the contacted surfaces. And als the spcs are combined in a spcadd.

    Maybe i have wrong parameters for nlparm, nladapt or nlout?

    The displacement is velocity-based (constant velocity with table for 10s)

    Could you check the file please?

    Thanks in advance! Really helpful tips!

    Biegeversuch_originale_Matrix-Matrix_Cont.hm
    User: "Adriano_Koga"
    Adriano_Koga
    Altair Employee

    i won't be able to investigate in details, but a few important things:

    • you need to constraint the moving cylinder in the other directions to avoid it to fly away in Y and Z (and rotations)
    • you will probably need to run using LGDISP, so instead of regular NLPARM, you should use NLPARM(LGDISP) insted
    • you have used a CNTSTB in your model, with S0 only 0.01..This might be ok, but maybe you would need something larger at the beginning.
    • NLPARM could probably start with smaller increment, so probably starting NINC with 100 would be interesting, making initial convergency better
    • for debuggin purposes, you could use PARAM,NLMON,DISP, that will write an additional H3D file with displacements. With these you could check the intermediate iterations, including non-convergent ones, to debug your model, and check possible issues, like parts flying away..
    User: "Alt"
    Alt
    Altair Community Member
    OP

    Thank you very much! :)

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