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How to enforce a gradual elongation

Yuri S.User: "Yuri S."
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Updated by Yuri S.

Hi,

I would like to apply a gradual displacement to a node. In particular, I would like to define the displacement as a function of time.
Could someone tell me how I should set up the analysis or point out a tutorial pertinent to my need?

Thank you!
Yuri

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    Adriano Koga_20259User: "Adriano Koga_20259"
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    Updated by Adriano Koga_20259

    Assuming that you're using OptiStruct, you can run a NLSTAT analysis.

    NL quasi-static assumes a gradual load increment for your loadings or enforced displacement, from 0 to 100% of your value.

    So if you're using a SPCD as enforced displacement, it will go from zero to 100% of your displacement.

     

    Now if you want a specific displacement over time, you can use a dynamic load, such as loadcollector TLOAD1 (if i'm not wrong, to be used as DLOAD in your loadstep).

    In this case, you can specify a TABLED1 curve that defines your time varying load/displacent, combined with your SPCD.

    TLOAD1 essentially defines a F(t) = SPCDvalue * your_table_over_time

    Yuri S.User: "Yuri S."
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    Updated by Yuri S.

    Thank you for the kind reply.
    The procedure suggested is succesful.

    The only remaining dubt regards the displacement entity: I am trying to stretch a 1x1x1 cube in the x direction by enforcing a displacement as a DOF1=3. Nevertheless, in the results I keep finding a displacement equal to 6.

    Do you have any suggestion about this too?

    Thank you.

    I attach the model.