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    ANSYS Composite PrepPost

    Tutorial Exercise 2

    1 © 2015 ANSYS, Inc. March 21, 2017


    ACP Tutorial

    This tutorial describes how (mesh) modifications can be passed to ACP and also
    highlights a few advanced features of ACP:

    A: Modify Mesh and lay-up


    B: Work with Edge Sets and a Tube Selection Rule to define local reinforcements
    C: Taper a core
    D: Cut-Off Selection Rule in combination with a core
    E: Create a Solid Model for further purposes.

    2 © 2015 ANSYS, Inc. March 21, 2017


    A: Modify mesh and lay-up

    At the end of the Tutorial 1, the critical failure mode was matrix failure in one
    layer of the top face sheet which consists of three UD plies with equal
    orientation.

    The goal is to optimize the layup to increase the strength of the composite
    structure. First, the 3 UD plies will be replaced and a refined mesh will provide
    more accurate results.

    To start, open the archive “tutorial_2.wbpz” and open Mechanical.

    3 © 2015 ANSYS, Inc. March 21, 2017


    A: Modify mesh and lay-up
    • For the next part of the exercise, define a Named Selection with the 2 edges
    starting at node (-150,-150,0). Name it “taper_2_edges”.

    • Insert a Face Sizing of 10mm for the plate.

    4 © 2015 ANSYS, Inc. March 21, 2017


    A: Modify mesh and lay-up

    • Update your model:

    Don’t forget to verify the status of the different steps of the analysis. If the Model is not
    up-to-date, ACP (Pre) Setup will have the Status “Input Changes Pending”.

    5 © 2015 ANSYS, Inc. March 21, 2017


    A: Modify mesh and lay-up

    • Edit the ACP (Pre) Model, and modify the modeling ply “top_1” to obtain the same ply
    as for the bottom part (Ply Material, Angle and Number of Layers)

    6 © 2015 ANSYS, Inc. March 21, 2017


    B: Create Edge Set and a Tube Selection Rule for a new ply
    • Create an Edge Set derived from an Element Set:

    Negative limit angle value:


    -1 = No limit angle

    Origin defines the starting


    point to find the edge.

    7 © 2015 ANSYS, Inc. March 21, 2017


    B: Create Edge Set and a Tube Selection Rule for a new ply
    • Create a Tube Selection Rule:

    8 © 2015 ANSYS, Inc. March 21, 2017


    B: Create Edge Set and a Tube Selection Rule for a new ply
    • Add a new ply to reinforce the edge:

    9 © 2015 ANSYS, Inc. March 21, 2017


    C: Taper Edge for Core
    • Modify the core:

    • Thickness distribution of this ply:

    10 © 2015 ANSYS, Inc. March 21, 2017


    D: Cut-off Selection Rule for a core
    • Import CAD Geometry “Core_limit.stp”:
    – Add a single component Geometry in the project schematic
    – Import the geometry file “Core_limit.stp”
    – Create the link between Geometry and ACP(Pre) Setup.

    • Refresh ACP(Pre) Setup:


    – The CAD Geometry is automatically imported
    – and scaled in the case of different unit systems.

    11 © 2015 ANSYS, Inc. March 21, 2017


    D: Cut-off Selection Rule for a core
    • Create a Virtual Geometry of the geometry surface

    • Define a new Cut-off Selection Rule:

    12 © 2015 ANSYS, Inc. March 21, 2017


    D: Cut-off Selection Rule for a core
    • Modify the core:

    • Updated core thickness distribution

    13 © 2015 ANSYS, Inc. March 21, 2017


    E: Create a Solid Model
    • Create a new Solid Model:

    • Updated thickness plot of the Solid Model


    (activate show on solids in the plot properties)

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    E: Create a Solid Model
    • Add a new Static Structural and Transfer Solid Composite Data from ACP (Pre) as the
    old Static Structural from tutorial 1 received Shell Composite Data:

    • Run an analysis and post-process with ACP (Post) as in tutorial 1


    15 © 2015 ANSYS, Inc. March 21, 2017
    E: Create a Solid Model
    • Deactivate the Solid Model and solve the model again
    • Modify the lay-up definition as you want and observe the differences.
    • Modify also the Cut-Off Selection Rule definition. For example, if you deactivate the
    option Ply tapering the core thickness distribution is quite different.

    16 © 2015 ANSYS, Inc. March 21, 2017


    End of Tutorial 2
    Thank you

    17 © 2015 ANSYS, Inc. March 21, 2017

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