Nonlinear finite elements/Homework 9/Solutions

Problem 1: Total Lagrangian edit

Given:

Consider the tapered two-node element shown in Figure 1. The displacement field in the element is linear.

 
Figure 1. Tapered two-node element.

The reference (initial) cross-sectional area is

 

Assume that the nominal (engineering) stress is also linear in the element, i.e.,

 

Solution edit

Part 1 edit

Using the total Lagrangian formulation, develop expressions for the internal nodal forces.

The displacement field is given by the linear Lagrange interpolation expressed in terms of the material coordinate.

 

where  . The strain measure is evaluated in terms of the nodal displacement,

 

which defines the   matrix to be

 

The internal nodal forces are then given by the usual relations.

 

Integrating the above integral with   to obtain

 

Part 2 edit

What are the internal nodal forces if the reference area and the nominal stress are constant over the element?

 

Part 3 edit

Assume that the body force is constant. Develop expressions for the external nodal forces for that case.

The external body forces arising from the body force,  , are obtained by the usual procedure.

 
 

Part 4 edit

What are the external nodal forces if the reference area and the nominal stress are constant over the element?

 

Part 5 edit

Develop an expression for the consistent mass matrix for the element.

The element mass matrix is

 
 

Part 6 edit

Obtain the lumped (diagonal) mass matrix using the row-sum technique.

Lumped mass matrix is given by

 
 

Part 7 edit

Find the natural frequencies of a single element with consistent mass by solving the eigenvalue problem

 

with

 

where   is the Young's modulus and   is the initial length of the element.

The above equation can be rewrite as

 

which only has a solution if

 

Solving the above determinant for  , we have

 


Problem 2: Updated Lagrangian edit

Given:

Consider the tapered two-node element shown in Figure 1.

The current cross-sectional area is

 

Assume that the Cauchy stress is also linear in the element, i.e.,

 

Solution edit

Part 1 edit

Using the updated Lagrangian formulation, develop expressions for the internal nodal forces.

The velocity field is

 

In term of element coordinates, the velocity field is

 

The displacement is the time integrals of the velocity, and since   is independent of time

 

Therefore, since  

 

where   is the current length of the element. For this element, we can express   in terms of the Eulerian coordinates by

 

So   can be obtained directly, instead of through the inverse of  .

The   matrix is obtained by the chain rule

 

Using (146) in Handout 13, we have

 

Integrating the above equation to obtain

 

Part 2 edit

Assume that the body force is constant. Develop expressions for the external nodal forces for that case.

The external forces are given by

 


Problem 3: Modal Analysis edit

Given: Consider the axially loaded bar in problem VM 59 of the ANSYS Verification manual. Assume that the bar is made of Tungsten carbide.

The input file for ANSYS is as shown in VM 59 except the following material properties are used:   Msi and   lb s in .

Solution edit

Find the fundamental natural frequency of the bar.

 

Find the first three modal frequencies for a load of 40,000 lbf.

 


Given: Consider the stretched circular membrane in problem VM 55 of the ANSYS Verification manual. Assume that the membrane is made of OFHC (Oxygen-free High Conductivity) copper.

The input file for ANSYS is as shown in VM 55 except the following material properties are used:   Msi and   lb s in , and the modes are expanded to 5.

Solution edit

Find the fundamental natural frequency of the bar.

 

Find the first five modal frequencies for a load of 10,000 lbf.