Leaf Spring
Leaf Spring
     Model (B4)
         o Geometry
                  Parts
         o Materials
                  Structural Steel
         o Coordinate Systems
         o Connections
                  Contacts
                        Contact Regions
         o Mesh
         o Static Structural (B5)
                  Analysis Settings
                  Loads
                  Solution (B6)
                        Solution Information
                        Results
     Material Data
         o Structural Steel
Units
                                          TABLE 1
                     Unit System Metric (m, kg, N, s, V, A) Degrees rad/s Celsius
                           Angle                      Degrees
              Rotational Velocity                      rad/s
                    Temperature                       Celsius
Model (B4)
Geometry
                                          TABLE 2
                                   Model (B4) > Geometry
                         Object Name                         Geometry
                                 State                     Fully Defined
                                         Definition
                               Source D:\conventional-leaf-spring-1.snapshot.22\sdfgh.STEP
                                 Type                           Step
                          Length Unit                       Millimeters
                      Element Control                  Program Controlled
                         Display Style                      Body Color
                                       Bounding Box
                             Length X                        0.2933 m
                             Length Y                     2.5002e-002 m
                             Length Z                     4.7349e-002 m
                                        Properties
                              Volume                     5.3611e-005 m³
                                Mass                        0.42085 kg
                     Scale Factor Value                               1.
                                            Statistics
                                 Bodies                            5
                          Active Bodies                            5
                                 Nodes                           79072
                              Elements                           40255
                           Mesh Metric                           None
                                          Update Options
                Assign Default Material                       No
                                    Basic Geometry Options
                          Solid Bodies                        Yes
                        Surface Bodies                        Yes
                           Line Bodies                        No
                           Parameters                     Independent
                        Parameter Key                       ANS;DS
                              Attributes                      No
                     Named Selections                         No
                    Material Properties                       No
                                  Advanced Geometry Options
                      Use Associativity                       Yes
                   Coordinate Systems                         No
     Reader Mode Saves Updated File                           No
                         Use Instances                        Yes
                    Smart CAD Update                          Yes
            Compare Parts On Update                           No
                         Analysis Type                        3-D
               Mixed Import Resolution                       None
               Clean Bodies On Import                         No
             Stitch Surfaces On Import                        Yes
         Decompose Disjoint Geometry                          Yes
   Enclosure and Symmetry Processing                          Yes
                                          TABLE 3
                               Model (B4) > Geometry > Parts
                       sdfgh-       sdfgh-          sdfgh-                sdfgh-         sdfgh-
    Object Name
                     FreeParts   FreeParts[2]    FreeParts[3]          FreeParts[4]   FreeParts[5]
            State                                   Meshed
                                    Graphics Properties
          Visible                                     Yes
    Transparency                                       1
                                         Definition
       Suppressed                                     No
Stiffness Behavior                                  Flexible
        Coordinate
                                             Default Coordinate System
           System
        Reference
                                                   By Environment
      Temperature
          Behavior                                      None
                                             Material
     Assignment                                    Structural Steel
Nonlinear Effects                                        Yes
  Thermal Strain
                                                         Yes
          Effects
                                      Bounding Box
       Length X   0.18037 m      0.14029 m      0.2933 m       0.10021 m   0.23413 m
       Length Y                               2.5002e-002 m
                  1.0578e-002
       Length Z               7.3477e-003 m 3.7349e-002 m 4.9562e-003 m 1.6445e-002 m
                       m
                                       Properties
                  9.4872e-006 7.3576e-006      1.9209e-005  5.2632e-006   1.2295e-005
        Volume
                       m³           m³              m³           m³            m³
                  7.4475e-002 5.7757e-002                   4.1316e-002   9.6513e-002
           Mass                                 0.15079 kg
                       kg           kg                           kg            kg
                  7.1961e-004                                            -1.2624e-003
    Centroid X                5.3019e-004 m 6.0945e-004 m 5.2209e-004 m
                       m                                                       m
                                                           -5.0274e-005
    Centroid Y 3.743e-005 m 1.6206e-005 m -2.711e-005 m                 3.5276e-005 m
                                                                 m
                  2.8013e-002
     Centroid Z               2.4443e-002 m 4.1782e-002 m 2.1138e-002 m 3.2446e-002 m
                       m
Moment of Inertia 4.9597e-006 3.6186e-006      2.5913e-005  2.517e-006    7.4876e-006
             Ip1     kg·m²        kg·m²            kg·m²       kg·m²         kg·m²
Moment of Inertia 2.0111e-004 9.4762e-005      1.4277e-003  3.4566e-005   4.4269e-004
             Ip2     kg·m²        kg·m²            kg·m²       kg·m²         kg·m²
Moment of Inertia 2.0514e-004 9.8087e-005       1.42e-003   3.6999e-005   4.4687e-004
             Ip3     kg·m²        kg·m²            kg·m²       kg·m²         kg·m²
                                       Statistics
          Nodes      16091        13539           23867         7208         18367
      Elements        8194         6907           12135         3628          9391
   Mesh Metric                                      None
                                         FIGURE 1
                              Model (B4) > Geometry > Figure
Coordinate Systems
                                     TABLE 4
              Model (B4) > Coordinate Systems > Coordinate System
                          Object Name Global Coordinate System
                                  State        Fully Defined
                                     Definition
                                   Type         Cartesian
                 Coordinate System ID                0.
                                       Origin
                               Origin X             0. m
                               Origin Y             0. m
                               Origin Z             0. m
                                Directional Vectors
                            X Axis Data         [ 1. 0. 0. ]
                            Y Axis Data         [ 0. 1. 0. ]
                            Z Axis Data         [ 0. 0. 1. ]
Connections
                                   TABLE 5
                           Model (B4) > Connections
                                         Object Name Connections
                                            State Fully Defined
                            Auto Detection
         Generate Automatic Connection On Refresh      Yes
                             Transparency
                                         Enabled       Yes
                                 TABLE 6
                 Model (B4) > Connections > Contacts
                         Object Name          Contacts
                                  State     Fully Defined
                                Definition
                     Connection Type           Contact
                                  Scope
                      Scoping Method Geometry Selection
                             Geometry         All Bodies
                             Auto Detection
                       Tolerance Type           Slider
                     Tolerance Slider              0.
                     Tolerance Value       7.4537e-004 m
                           Use Range              No
                            Face/Face             Yes
               Face Overlap Tolerance             Off
                     Cylindrical Faces         Include
                            Face/Edge             No
                           Edge/Edge              No
                                Priority     Include All
                             Group By          Bodies
                        Search Across          Bodies
                                Statistics
                          Connections              4
                   Active Connections              4
                                  TABLE 7
          Model (B4) > Connections > Contacts > Contact Regions
   Object Name Contact Region Contact Region 2 Contact Region 3 Contact Region 4
          State                              Fully Defined
                                   Scope
Scoping Method                            Geometry Selection
        Contact      5 Faces          6 Faces            5 Faces      7 Faces
         Target      6 Faces          5 Faces            8 Faces      6 Faces
                                                          sdfgh-       sdfgh-
 Contact Bodies           sdfgh-FreeParts
                                                       FreeParts[2] FreeParts[3]
                      sdfgh-           sdfgh-             sdfgh-       sdfgh-
  Target Bodies
                  FreeParts[2]      FreeParts[5]       FreeParts[4] FreeParts[5]
      Protected                                    No
                                 Definition
           Type                                 Bonded
    Scope Mode                                 Automatic
       Behavior                           Program Controlled
   Trim Contact                           Program Controlled
 Trim Tolerance                             7.4537e-004 m
    Suppressed                                     No
                                 Advanced
             Formulation                  Program Controlled
           Small Sliding                  Program Controlled
      Detection Method                    Program Controlled
  Penetration Tolerance                   Program Controlled
  Elastic Slip Tolerance                  Program Controlled
       Normal Stiffness                   Program Controlled
       Update Stiffness                   Program Controlled
          Pinball Region                  Program Controlled
                             Geometric Modification
       Contact Geometry
                                                   None
              Correction
        Target Geometry
                                                   None
              Correction
Mesh
                                      TABLE 8
                                Model (B4) > Mesh
                                      Object Name             Mesh
                                                State        Solved
                                       Display
                                      Display Style Use Geometry Setting
                                      Defaults
                               Physics Preference          Mechanical
                                     Element Order Program Controlled
                                      Element Size           Default
                                        Sizing
                              Use Adaptive Sizing              Yes
                                          Resolution       Default (2)
                                 Mesh Defeaturing              Yes
                                    Defeature Size           Default
                                           Transition          Fast
                               Span Angle Center             Coarse
                                  Initial Size Seed         Assembly
                           Bounding Box Diagonal           0.29815 m
                             Average Surface Area       2.6608e-004 m²
                            Minimum Edge Length          4.8948e-007 m
                                       Quality
                              Check Mesh Quality           Yes, Errors
                                         Error Limits Standard Mechanical
                                     Target Quality    Default (0.050000)
                                          Smoothing          Medium
                                        Mesh Metric           None
                                      Inflation
                            Use Automatic Inflation           None
                                    Inflation Option   Smooth Transition
                                   Transition Ratio           0.272
                                 Maximum Layers                  5
                                       Growth Rate             1.2
                                Inflation Algorithm            Pre
                           View Advanced Options                No
                                     Advanced
         Number of CPUs for Parallel Part Meshing Program Controlled
                         Straight Sided Elements          No
                               Number of Retries       Default (4)
                             Rigid Body Behavior Dimensionally Reduced
                        Triangle Surface Mesher Program Controlled
                              Topology Checking           Yes
                                 Pinch Tolerance     Please Define
                     Generate Pinch on Refresh            No
                                    Statistics
                                            Nodes        79072
                                         Elements        40255
                                  FIGURE 2
                          Model (B4) > Mesh > Figure
                                            TABLE 10
                     Model (B4) > Static Structural (B5) > Analysis Settings
    Object Name                                  Analysis Settings
           State                                   Fully Defined
                                         Step Controls
Number Of Steps                                         10.
    Current Step
                                                        9.
        Number
  Step End Time                                        9. s
      Auto Time
                                                Program Controlled
       Stepping
                                        Solver Controls
    Solver Type                                Program Controlled
  Weak Springs                                         Off
    Solver Pivot
                                                Program Controlled
      Checking
Large Deflection                                      Off
   Inertia Relief                                     Off
                                    Rotordynamics Controls
   Coriolis Effect                                    Off
                                       Restart Controls
Generate Restart
                                                Program Controlled
           Points
Retain Files After
                                                        No
       Full Solve
Combine Restart
                                                Program Controlled
             Files
                                      Nonlinear Controls
Newton-Raphson
                                                Program Controlled
          Option
           Force
                                                Program Controlled
   Convergence
        Moment
                                                Program Controlled
   Convergence
   Displacement
                                                Program Controlled
   Convergence
        Rotation
                                                Program Controlled
   Convergence
    Line Search                                Program Controlled
    Stabilization                                     Off
                                        Output Controls
           Stress                                     Yes
           Strain                                     Yes
    Nodal Forces                                      No
         Contact
                                                        No
   Miscellaneous
         General
                                                        No
   Miscellaneous
 Store Results At                                 All Time Points
                                Analysis Data Management
     Solver Files           C:\Users\Abhinav\AppData\Local\Temp\WB_DESKTOP-
        Directory      LUS1DQO_Abhinav_15276_2\unsaved_project_files\dp0\SYS\MECH\
 Future Analysis                                   None
  Scratch Solver
  Files Directory
Save MAPDL db                                          No
         Contact
                                               Program Controlled
       Summary
           Delete
                                                      Yes
 Unneeded Files
       Nonlinear
                                                       No
         Solution
     Solver Units                                Active System
      Solver Unit
                                                      mks
         System
                                           TABLE 11
                    Model (B4) > Static Structural (B5) > Analysis Settings
                                Step-Specific "Step Controls"
                                     Step Step End Time
                                        1        1. s
                                        2        2. s
                                        3        3. s
                                        4        4. s
                                        5        5. s
                                        6        6. s
                                        7        7. s
                                        8        8. s
                                        9        9. s
                                       10       10. s
                                          TABLE 12
                          Model (B4) > Static Structural (B5) > Loads
                Object Name Fixed Support Fixed Support 2              Force
                        State                       Fully Defined
                                            Scope
              Scoping Method                     Geometry Selection
                    Geometry     2 Faces         1 Face               2 Faces
                                          Definition
                         Type         Fixed Support                    Force
                 Suppressed                               No
                    Define By                                       Components
           Coordinate System                                  Global Coordinate System
                X Component                                        0. N (ramped)
                Y Component                                        0. N (ramped)
                Z Component                                         Tabular Data
                                         Tabular Data
         Independent Variable                                           Time
                                          FIGURE 3
                          Model (B4) > Static Structural (B5) > Force
                TABLE 13
Model (B4) > Static Structural (B5) > Force
  Steps Time [s] X [N] Y [N]      Z [N]
             0.    = 0. = 0.       0.
     1
             1.     0.    0.    -3000.
     2       2.                = -4888.9
     3       3.                = -6777.8
     4       4.                = -8666.7
     5       5.                = -10556
     6       6.    = 0. = 0. = -12444
     7       7.                = -14333
     8       8.                = -16222
     9       9.                = -18111
    10      10.                 -20000
                FIGURE 4
Model (B4) > Static Structural (B5) > Figure
Solution (B6)
                                        TABLE 14
                      Model (B4) > Static Structural (B5) > Solution
                                     Object Name Solution (B6)
                                             State     Solved
                              Adaptive Mesh Refinement
                           Max Refinement Loops          1.
                                Refinement Depth         2.
                                      Information
                                            Status      Done
                             MAPDL Elapsed Time         42. s
                            MAPDL Memory Used 2.2324 GB
                          MAPDL Result File Size 245.94 MB
                                    Post Processing
                             Beam Section Results        No
                         On Demand Stress/Strain         No
                                        TABLE 15
        Model (B4) > Static Structural (B5) > Solution (B6) > Solution Information
                                     Object Name Solution Information
                                             State       Solved
                                  Solution Information
                                      Solution Output    Solver Output
                         Newton-Raphson Residuals                0
                          Identify Element Violations            0
                                       Update Interval         2.5 s
                                        Display Points          All
                                    FE Connection Visibility
                                     Activate Visibility        Yes
                                               Display All FE Connectors
                      Draw Connections Attached To          All Nodes
                                            Line Color Connection Type
                                    Visible on Results          No
                                       Line Thickness        Single
                                         Display Type         Lines
                                            TABLE 16
                  Model (B4) > Static Structural (B5) > Solution (B6) > Results
                         Total       Equivalent Elastic
    Object Name                                                Equivalent Stress   Strain Energy
                     Deformation            Strain
             State                                       Solved
                                              Scope
 Scoping Method                                    Geometry Selection
        Geometry                                       All Bodies
                                            Definition
                         Total       Equivalent Elastic Equivalent (von-Mises)
             Type                                                                  Strain Energy
                     Deformation            Strain                  Stress
                By                                        Time
    Display Time                                           Last
  Calculate Time
                                                           Yes
           History
         Identifier
     Suppressed                                             No
                                             Results
         Minimum         0. m         1.846e-010 m/m              15.265 Pa        1.9121e-019 J
        Maximum 7.5563e-004 m 1.2333e-002 m/m                  2.4241e+009 Pa      3.7412e-002 J
          Average 5.8837e-004 m 7.6489e-004 m/m                1.4821e+008 Pa
Minimum Occurs
                                                   sdfgh-FreeParts[3]
               On
Maximum Occurs          sdfgh-                                                        sdfgh-
                                                   sdfgh-FreeParts[5]
               On     FreeParts                                                    FreeParts[3]
             Total                                                                   5.745 J
                                  Minimum Value Over Time
         Minimum         0. m        2.7691e-011 m/m              2.2898 Pa        4.3023e-021 J
        Maximum          0. m         1.846e-010 m/m              15.265 Pa        1.9121e-019 J
                                  Maximum Value Over Time
         Minimum 1.1334e-004 m         1.85e-003 m/m           3.6362e+008 Pa      8.4177e-004 J
        Maximum 7.5563e-004 m 1.2333e-002 m/m                  2.4241e+009 Pa      3.7412e-002 J
                                           Information
             Time                                         10. s
        Load Step                                           10
          Substep                                            1
Iteration Number                                            10
                                   Integration Point Results
   Display Option                                      Averaged
Average Across
                                                   No
        Bodies
                                       FIGURE 5
        Model (B4) > Static Structural (B5) > Solution (B6) > Total Deformation
                                       TABLE 17
        Model (B4) > Static Structural (B5) > Solution (B6) > Total Deformation
                   Time [s] Minimum [m] Maximum [m] Average [m]
                      1.                  1.1334e-004 8.8256e-005
                      2.                  1.8471e-004 1.4382e-004
                      3.                  2.5607e-004 1.9939e-004
                      4.                  3.2744e-004 2.5496e-004
                      5.                   3.988e-004 3.1053e-004
                                 0.
                      6.                  4.7017e-004 3.661e-004
                      7.                  5.4153e-004 4.2167e-004
                      8.                   6.129e-004 4.7723e-004
                      9.                  6.8426e-004 5.328e-004
                     10.                  7.5563e-004 5.8837e-004
                                       FIGURE 6
   Model (B4) > Static Structural (B5) > Solution (B6) > Total Deformation > Figure
                                  FIGURE 7
Model (B4) > Static Structural (B5) > Solution (B6) > Equivalent Elastic Strain
                                      TABLE 18
    Model (B4) > Static Structural (B5) > Solution (B6) > Equivalent Elastic Strain
               Time [s] Minimum [m/m] Maximum [m/m] Average [m/m]
                  1.      2.7691e-011      1.85e-003      1.1473e-004
                  2.      4.5126e-011     3.0147e-003     1.8697e-004
                  3.      6.256e-011      4.1795e-003     2.5921e-004
                  4.      7.9995e-011     5.3443e-003     3.3145e-004
                  5.      9.743e-011      6.5091e-003     4.0369e-004
                  6.      1.1486e-010     7.6739e-003     4.7593e-004
                  7.      1.323e-010      8.8387e-003     5.4817e-004
                  8.      1.4973e-010     1.0003e-002     6.2041e-004
                  9.      1.6717e-010     1.1168e-002     6.9265e-004
                 10.      1.846e-010      1.2333e-002     7.6489e-004
                                       FIGURE 8
Model (B4) > Static Structural (B5) > Solution (B6) > Equivalent Elastic Strain > Figure
                               FIGURE 9
Model (B4) > Static Structural (B5) > Solution (B6) > Equivalent Stress
                                   TABLE 19
    Model (B4) > Static Structural (B5) > Solution (B6) > Equivalent Stress
             Time [s] Minimum [Pa] Maximum [Pa] Average [Pa]
                 1.       2.2898      3.6362e+008 2.2231e+007
                 2.       3.7315      5.9256e+008 3.6228e+007
                 3.       5.1733       8.215e+008 5.0225e+007
                 4.        6.615      1.0504e+009 6.4222e+007
                 5.       8.0567      1.2794e+009 7.822e+007
                 6.       9.4984      1.5083e+009 9.2217e+007
                 7.        10.94      1.7373e+009 1.0621e+008
                 8.       12.382      1.9662e+009 1.2021e+008
                 9.       13.824      2.1952e+009 1.3421e+008
                10.       15.265      2.4241e+009 1.4821e+008
                                   FIGURE 10
Model (B4) > Static Structural (B5) > Solution (B6) > Equivalent Stress > Figure
                            FIGURE 11
Model (B4) > Static Structural (B5) > Solution (B6) > Strain Energy
                                TABLE 20
    Model (B4) > Static Structural (B5) > Solution (B6) > Strain Energy
               Time [s] Minimum [J] Maximum [J] Total [J]
                   1.    4.3023e-021 8.4177e-004 0.12926
                   2.    1.1425e-020 2.2355e-003 0.34328
                   3.    2.196e-020 4.2966e-003 0.65979
                   4.    3.5905e-020 7.0251e-003 1.0788
                   5.    5.3262e-020 1.0421e-002 1.6003
                   6.    7.4029e-020 1.4484e-002 2.2243
                   7.    9.8208e-020 1.9215e-002 2.9507
                   8.    1.258e-019 2.4613e-002 3.7797
                   9.    1.568e-019 3.0679e-002 4.7111
                  10.    1.9121e-019 3.7412e-002 5.745
                                 FIGURE 12
Model (B4) > Static Structural (B5) > Solution (B6) > Strain Energy > Figure
Material Data
Structural Steel
                                        TABLE 21
                               Structural Steel > Constants
                                             Density 7850 kg m^-3
                   Coefficient of Thermal Expansion 1.2e-005 C^-1
                                       Specific Heat 434 J kg^-1 C^-1
                                Thermal Conductivity 60.5 W m^-1 C^-1
                                           Resistivity 1.7e-007 ohm m
                                       TABLE 22
                                Structural Steel > Color
                                    Red Green Blue
                                    132 139 179
                                       TABLE 23
                   Structural Steel > Compressive Ultimate Strength
                           Compressive Ultimate Strength Pa
                                          0
                                          TABLE 24
                       Structural Steel > Compressive Yield Strength
                               Compressive Yield Strength Pa
                                          2.5e+008
                                           TABLE 25
                            Structural Steel > Tensile Yield Strength
                                    Tensile Yield Strength Pa
                                            2.5e+008
                                            TABLE 26
                           Structural Steel > Tensile Ultimate Strength
                                   Tensile Ultimate Strength Pa
                                             4.6e+008
                                          TABLE 27
            Structural Steel > Isotropic Secant Coefficient of Thermal Expansion
                        Zero-Thermal-Strain Reference Temperature C
                                              22
                                          TABLE 28
                                Structural Steel > S-N Curve
                       Alternating Stress Pa Cycles Mean Stress Pa
                            3.999e+009           10          0
                            2.827e+009           20          0
                            1.896e+009           50          0
                            1.413e+009          100          0
                            1.069e+009          200          0
                             4.41e+008         2000          0
                             2.62e+008        10000          0
                             2.14e+008        20000          0
                             1.38e+008       1.e+005         0
                             1.14e+008       2.e+005         0
                             8.62e+007       1.e+006         0
                                           TABLE 29
                            Structural Steel > Strain-Life Parameters
                                                                                   Cyclic Strain
     Strength      Strength         Ductility     Ductility   Cyclic Strength
                                                                                     Hardening
Coefficient Pa    Exponent        Coefficient    Exponent      Coefficient Pa
                                                                                      Exponent
 9.2e+008         -0.106           0.213         -0.47         1.e+009              0.2
                                       TABLE 30
                         Structural Steel > Isotropic Elasticity
  Young's Modulus Pa Poisson's Ratio Bulk Modulus Pa Shear Modulus Pa Temperature C
       2.e+011             0.3         1.6667e+011       7.6923e+010
                                          TABLE 31
                     Structural Steel > Isotropic Relative Permeability
                                    Relative Permeability
                                            10000