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The document outlines steps to analyze a simply supported beam using MSC PATRAN & NASTRAN. The beam has dimensions of 1" x 1" x 12" and is made of steel. A 200 lb concentrated load is applied to the beam. The methodology describes 13 steps to build and mesh the beam geometry, apply boundary conditions and loading, define material properties, run the analysis, and view stress and displacement results. The results show maximum stress is 3.46x103 lb/in2, minimum is 1.76x103 lb/in2, average is 2.61x103 lb/in2, and maximum displacement is 2.95x10-3 in.

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Lab Report Cae

The document outlines steps to analyze a simply supported beam using MSC PATRAN & NASTRAN. The beam has dimensions of 1" x 1" x 12" and is made of steel. A 200 lb concentrated load is applied to the beam. The methodology describes 13 steps to build and mesh the beam geometry, apply boundary conditions and loading, define material properties, run the analysis, and view stress and displacement results. The results show maximum stress is 3.46x103 lb/in2, minimum is 1.76x103 lb/in2, average is 2.61x103 lb/in2, and maximum displacement is 2.95x10-3 in.

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Objective

1) Familiarizing with MSC PATRAN & NASTRAN


2) Building and analyzing simple solid geometry
3) Checking structural integrity of simply supported beam
Problem Statement
Analyze a simple-supported beam with a concentrated load
Beam dimension 1 x 1 x 12
E = 30 x 10
6
psi
v= 0.3
load = 200 lb

















Methodology
Step 1: Created a new database and name it as new1. Then chose based on model as the tolerance,
selected MSC.Nastran as the analysis code and structural as the analysis type in the new model
preferences.
Step 2: Create a solid to represent the beam by clicked the icon geometry at the above. Next
selected create, solid and primitive. Filled the length, x axis of the beam as 12 that given in the
question and changed the solid into iso 1 view.
Step 3: Chose the icon of element at the above to create a solid mesh and selected create, mesh
and solid. After that, picked the solid that needed to fill in input list and apply it.
Step 4: Selected the icon of load/BCs for the use of created boundary conditions. Picked create,
displacement and nodal in first three choices and entered left_end as the new set name. Then
clicked input data and entered <0,0, > for translations and clicked ok. After that, clicked select
application region and selected geometry for geometry filter. Clicked the curve filter at the above
and picked the left edge of the solid then clicked add, ok and apply.
Repeated the step 4 by created another boundary condition but with <,0,> for translations and
with right edge of the solid.
Step 5: Applied load which maintain with load/BCs and selected create, force and nodal. Entered
load as the new set name. Then clicked input data and entered <0 -100 0> for force and clicked
ok. Next, clicked select application region and selected FEM for the geometry filter. Shifted the
two node at the middle of the solid, then clicked add, ok and apply.
Step 6: Clicked Material for creating material properties and selected create, isotropic and
manual input. Entered steel as the material name, clicked input properties and entered 30e6 for
the elastic modulus and 0.3 for the poisson ratio. Lastly clicked ok and apply.
Step 7: Clicked the properties icon to create physical properties. Selected create, 3D and solid
and entered solid_beam as the property set name. Selected on steel in the input properties and
clicked ok. After that, clicked on select members box and picked the solid and clicked add, apply.
Step 8: Run analysis with MSC.Nastran by selected the analysis icon and clicked analyze, entire
model, and full run. Next, clicked solution type and chose linear static as the solution type then
continue with ok and apply.
Step 9: Examined the warning and fatal error messages with opening of the file titled new1.f06
with any text editor.
Step 10: Add new boundary condition to properly constrain model. Clicked on load/BCs icon
and selected create, displacement and nodal. Entered z_constraint as the new set name then
clicked input data and entered < , ,0> for translations and clicked ok. Next, clicked select
application region and selected geometry for the geometry filter. Selected the point filter at the
above and pick the left corner of the solid that same point in step4. Clicked add, ok and apply.
Step 11: Re-run the analysis by repeated the step 8 and 9. Make sure that there is no warning or
fatal error message in .f06 file.
Step 12: Access the results file by selected access results, attach XDB and result entities. Clicked
select result file and selected the file new1.xdb and clicked ok and apply.
Step13: Clicked on icon result to plot the result. Chose create, quick plot. Then selected stress
tensor for fringe result, displacement for deformation result and apply.


Result

a) fringe plot (deformed)

b) stress tensor only


c) displacement only
From MSC Nastran, it shown that the maximum stress is 3.46x10
3
lb in
-2
and the minimum stress
is 1.76x10
3
lb in
-2
. The average stress is 2.61x10
3
lb in
-2
. The maximum displacement is
2.95x10
-3
in



Discussion
The analysis
Conclusion/Summary

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