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Introduction
• In this workshop, we will model a panel with stringers.

• We will go through the complete process of modeling, solving & post-processing.

• We will perform a static analysis, buckling and modal analysis

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Lay-up Information
• The sandwich panel is 1000mm x 600 mm
• It consists of the following lay-up: [0/45/90/-45]2s
• The panel is clamped on 2 sides.
• It is subjected to a distributed load of 15000 N in te top surface
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Start ANSYS Workbench and Open Archive

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1. Start ANSYS Workbench and open the archive
2. Save the Workbench project
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Engineering Data
1. New material.
Add a Material name
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1. Update Model (Right mouse button on Model → Refresh)
2. Open ACP (Right mouse button on Setup → Edit)
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Define Fabrics Properties in ACP
In ACP further material data have to be defined.
1.Right click on Fabrics and select Create Fabric
Create two new Fabrics with the defined materials:
2. Fabric.1with 0.1371 mm thickness,
3. Select OK after the definition of each fabric

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Define Stackups Properties in ACP

1. Right click on Stackups and select Create Stackup.

2. Define a new [0/45/90/-45] Stackup (TOP)

3. Define a new [ -45/90/45/0] Stackup (BOTTOM)

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Examine Stackups Properties in ACP

1. Change to the Analysis tab,

a. select Layup level and text labels for a lay-up representation
plot, and
b. select the elastic properties of the stackup for a polar
properties plot.
1. Select apply to generate stack up information and Polar
Properties Plot
3.Press OK to leave the stackup window
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Define Sub Laminates Properties in ACP
1.Right click on Sub Laminates and select Create Sub Laminate.
2.Plot the elastic properties of the sub laminate like before

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or node of the
model.
Create Rosettes in ACP
1. Right click on Rosette and select Create Rosette

2 CTRL +
multiple
elements

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selections

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2. Specify Origin (location of the rosette) and Direction 1 and 2 (x and y directions of the
rosette). You can directly type in the GUI or click on an element or node to select the
origin. Holding CTRL for multiple element selections allow to select a direction vector
connecting the following two element centroids.
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Two important aspects in the modeling of composites are orientation and reference
direction. The orientation defines what side of the mesh I am building up from. Or in other
words, where is the mold surface? The reference direction sets the in-plane zero degree
direction across the part. If I apply a +45 degree patch to a part I need to know what the
reference direction is.
ACP uses the concept of Oriented Selection Sets (OSS) and Rosettes to handle these aspects.

Rosette

Orientation of the
Oriented Selection Set

Reference Direction of
the OrientedSelection Set
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OSS in ACP
The Oriented Selection Set is used to define the lay-up. The orientation
direction of the OSS specifies the stacking direction of a Modeling Ply
and the reference directions is used to specify the Ply Angle. The
concept of the OSS creates independency from element properties
such as element normal and element coordinate systems. Mesh and
element independency is what makes ACP such a powerful and flexible
tool.
Info
(1) Toggle the button in the toolbar and select the OSS to check the
elements normal

(2) The rosette of an OSS defines the material reference (0°) direction.
Toggle the button to visualize the reference direction of the selected
OSS.
(Click the Update button if no orientation is displayed.)
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Create an Oriented Selection Set in ACP OSS Name

2 Click on an element
or node of the
model.

1. Create an Oriented Selection Set (please refer to the

lectures for more details on OSS):

Click on the desired

Element Set

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2. Select the properties of the Oriented Selection Set
shown here: Click on the used Rosette used to set the
reference direction
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Create Plies in ACP

1. Create Ply Group for the entire panel:
2. Check the next images
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From Materials to Plies in ACP

Material Level
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1. Add a Static Structural component to the existing analysis:

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2. Update the Model of Static Structural
3. Edit the Setup of Static Structural
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Add Boundary Conditions in Mechanical

1. Add support to edges
2. Add applied load to face

3. Return to Workbench Project Schematic and update the whole project

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Post-Processing in Mechanical and ACP

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Return to Workbench and add ACP (Post) to the project:

1. Drag and Drop an ACP (Post) system over the ACP (Pre) system
2. Drag and Drop Solution of Static Structural to Results of ACP (Post)

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3. Update Results of ACP (Post) and double click on Results to open ACP
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Buckling and modal analysis