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RD-3500 Tensile Test Setup Using HyperMesh

This tutorial demonstrates how to set up and run a quarter symmetry tensile test simulation in HyperMesh and RADIOSS. Key steps include creating an aluminum material model, assigning it to the tensile specimen geometry, applying boundary conditions like fixing nodes and imposing velocity, and exporting/running the model. The results are then reviewed by checking the output files for errors and using HyperView to plot displacement and strain contours.

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RD-3500 Tensile Test Setup Using HyperMesh

This tutorial demonstrates how to set up and run a quarter symmetry tensile test simulation in HyperMesh and RADIOSS. Key steps include creating an aluminum material model, assigning it to the tensile specimen geometry, applying boundary conditions like fixing nodes and imposing velocity, and exporting/running the model. The results are then reviewed by checking the output files for errors and using HyperView to plot displacement and strain contours.

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RD-3500 Tensile Test Setup using HyperMesh

This tutorial demonstrates how to simulate a uniaxial tensile test using a quarter size mesh with
symmetric boundary conditions.

Only a quarter of the specimen is needed to simulate the tensile test.

Model Description

• UNITS: Length (mm), Time (ms), Mass (kg), Force (kN) and Stress (GPa)
• Simulation time D01 [0 – 10.]
• The model uses Quarter size mesh with symmetric boundary conditions.
• Boundary Conditions:
o The 3 upper right nodes (TX, RY, and RZ)
o The center node on left is totally fixed (TX, TY, Rx, RY, and RZ)
o A symmetry boundary condition on all bottom nodes (TY, Rx, and RZ)
• At the left side is applied a constant velocity = 1 mm/ms on -X direction.
• Tensile test specimen dimensions = 11 x 100 with a uniform thickness = 1.7 mm

Johnson-Cook Elastic Plastic Material /MAT/PLAS_JOHNS (Aluminum 6063 T7)


• = 2.7e-6Kg/mm3
•
[Rho_I] Initial density
E = 60.4 GPa
• = 0.33 [E] Young’s modulus
• 0 = 0.09026 GPa [nu] Poisson’s ratio
• K = 0.22313 GPa
•
[a] Yield Stress
n = 0.374618
• max = 0.175 GPa [b] Hardening Parameter
• max = 0.75
[n] Hardening Exponent

[SIG_max] Maximum Stress

[EPS_max] Failure Plastic Strain


Input file for this
• tutorial: tensile_test.hm

Exercise

Step 1: Load the RADIOSS User Profile

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1. Launch HyperMesh Desktop.

2. From the Preferences menu, select the User Profiles or from the toolbar, click on the icon.
3. Select RADIOSS (Block110) and click OK.

Step 2: Load the tensile_test.hm file


1. Click the Open Model icon and browse to select the tensile_test.hm file.
2. Click Open.
The model loads into the graphics area.

Step 3: Define material for the tensile test specimen


1. Access the Materials panel in one of the following ways:
• Right-click in the Model Browser and select Create > Material.

The Create material dialog appears.


• From the Material drop-down, click Create.
• From the toolbar, click the Materials icon .
2. For Name:, enter MAT_1.
3. For Type, select ELASTO-PLASTIC.
4. For Card image:, select M2_PLAS_JOHNS_ZERIL.
5. Click Card edit material upon creation to activate the option.
6. Click Create to create the material and edit the card image.
7. Input the values as shown in the following image in the card image panel.

8. Click return to get back to the main panel.

Step 4: Define property for the tensile test specimen


1. Access the Properties panel in one of the following ways:
• Right-click in the Model Browser and select Create > Property.

The Create property dialog appears.


• From the Properties menu, select Create > Property.
• From the toolbar, click the Properties icon .
2. For Name:, enter sheet_1.7.
3. In the Type field, select SURFACE.
4. For Card image:, select P1_SHELL.
5. Click Card edit property upon creation to activate the option.
6. Click Create to create the property and edit the card.

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7. Input values as shown in the following image.

8. Click return to get back to the main menu.

Step 5: Assign material and property to the test specimen


1. In the Model Browser, select the Tensile_coupon component and then right-click .
2. Select Assign.
3. For Property, select Sheet_1.7.
4. For Material, select Mat_1.
5. Click Apply.

Step 6: Create boundary conditions


From the Utility browser, start the BC’s Manager or from the pull-down menu, select Tools > BCs
1. Manager.
2. For Name, enter constraint1, set Select type to Boundary Condition and set GRNOD to Nodes.

Click on the nodes, nodes selection appears. Select the three nodes as shown in the figure below
3. and click proceed.

4. Fix degrees of freedom Tx, Ry and Rz.


Click create tab to create the constraint. The created constraint appears in the table also handle
5. appear in graphics.
For Name, enter constraint2, set Select type to Boundary Condition and set
6. the GRNOD to Nodes.
7. Select node as shown in the image below.

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8. Fix degrees of freedom Tx, Ty, Rx, Ry and Rz.

Click create tab to create the constraint. The created constraint appears in the table also handle
9. appear in graphics.
10. For Name, enter constraint3, set Select type to Boundary Condition and set GRNOD to Nodes.
11. Select node as shown in the image below.

12. Fix degrees of freedom Ty, Rx and Rz.


Click create tab to create the constraint. The created constraint appears in the table also handle
13. appear in graphics.

Step 7: Create Imposed Velocity


1. From the Utility page, start the BC’s manager.
2. For Name, enter velocity, set Select type as imposed velocity and set GRNOD to Nodes.
3. Select the nodes as shown in the image below.

4. Set the direction as X and Y scale as -1.0.


5. Click the Create/Select curve ID.
An XY curve editor appears.
6. Create a new curve with the Name Load with values as shown in table below.

7. Close the XY curve editor, the created curve is assigned to this constraint.
8. Click create to create the velocity boundary condition.

Step 8: Create output requests

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Go to the Utility menu by accessing View > Browsers > HyperMesh > Utility if the Utility tab is
1. not yet displayed and click Engine File.
In the RADIOSS Engine File Tool window, click the GENERAL tab and enter values, as shown in the
2. following image:

3. Click Apply.
In the ANIM tab, enter values as shown in the following image, open the panel if something is not
4. visible:

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5. Click Apply > Close.

Step 9: Export the model as TENSILE_0000.rad

From the File menu, click Export or click the Export icon (for standalone) or (for
1. HyperWorks Desktop).

For File:, click the folder icon (for standalone) or (for HyperWorks Desktop) and navigate to
2. the destination directory where you want to run.
3. Enter the name TENSILE and click Save.
4. Click the downward-pointing arrows next to Export options to expand the panel.
5. Toggle Merge starter and engine file to export the Engine and Starter file as one file.

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6. Click Export > Close.

Step 10: Open RADIOSS Manager from windows Start menu

Step 11: Run the model TENSILE_0000.rad using RADIOSS Manager with the
option: –both

Step 12: Review the listing files for this run and verify the results
1. See if there is any warning or errors on .out files.
2. Using HyperView, plot the displacement and strain contour.

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Exercise Expected Results

Total Displacement Contour (mm)

Plastic Strain Contour

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