Beam stress/displacement elements

This problem contains basic test cases for one or more Abaqus elements and features.

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Load types: CENT, CENTRIF, GRAV, PX, PY, PZ, P1, P2, predefined temperature, ROTA

Problem description

Model:

Length 15.0
Centrifugal axis of rotation (0, 0, 1) through (7.5, 0, 0)
Gravity load vector (1, 0, 0)
Beam section data:  
Arbitrary (closed) n = 4, A = (−.995, 1.49), B = (−.995, −1.49),
  tAB = 0.01, C = (.995, −1.49), tBC = 0.02,
  D = (.995, 1.49), tCD = 0.01, E = (−.995, 1.49),
  tDE = 0.02
Arbitrary (open) n = 2, A = (0.0, 3.95), B = (0.0, 0.0), tAB = 0.1,
  C = (3.95, 0.0), tBC = 0.1
Box a = 2.0, b = 3.0, t1 = t3 = 0.01, t2 = t4 = 0.02
Circle r = 2.0
General A = 12.566, I11 = I22 = 12.566, J = 25.133
Hexagonal r = 2, t = 0.02
I-section h = 2.4, l = 1.2, b1 = 3.0, b2 = 2.0, t1 = t2 = t3 = 0.02
L-section a = 4.0, b = 4.0, c = 0.1, d = 0.1
Pipe r = 2.0, t = 0.2
Rectangular a = 2.0, b = 3.0
Trapezoidal a = 2.0, b = 3.0, c = 2.0, d = 1.5

Material:

Young's modulus 3 × 106
Poisson's ratio 0.3
Density 0.16667
Coefficient of thermal expansion 0.0001

Initial conditions

Initial temperature ALL, −10.0

Results and discussion

The calculated reactions are in agreement with the applied loads.

Input files

Rectangular section

B21 element load tests:
eb22qxd1.inp

CENT, CENTRIF, GRAV, PX, PY, P2, TEMPERATURE.

eb22qxdi.inp

P, TEMPERATURE.

eb22rgd1.inp

CENT, CENTRIF, GRAV, PX, PY, P2, TEMPERATURE.

eb22rgdi.inp

P, TEMPERATURE.

eb22rvd1.inp

CENT, CENTRIF, GRAV, PX, PY, P2, TEMPERATURE.

eb22rvdi.inp

P, TEMPERATURE.

eb22rxdr.inp

ROTA.

B21H element load tests:
eb2hqxd1.inp

CENT, CENTRIF, GRAV, PX, PY, P2, TEMPERATURE.

eb2hqxdi.inp

P, TEMPERATURE.

eb2hrgd1.inp

CENT, CENTRIF, GRAV, PX, PY, P2, TEMPERATURE.

eb2hrgdi.inp

P, TEMPERATURE.

eb2hrvd1.inp

CENT, CENTRIF, GRAV, PX, PY, P2, TEMPERATURE.

eb2hrvdi.inp

P, TEMPERATURE.

eb2hrxdr.inp

ROTA.

B22 element load tests:
eb23qxd1.inp

CENT, CENTRIF, GRAV, PX, PY, P2,TEMPERATURE.

eb23qxdi.inp

P, TEMPERATURE.

eb23rgd1.inp

CENT, CENTRIF, GRAV, PX, PY, P2, TEMPERATURE.

eb23rgdi.inp

P, TEMPERATURE.

eb23rvd1.inp

CENT, CENTRIF, GRAV, PX, PY, P2, TEMPERATURE.

eb23rvdi.inp

P, TEMPERATURE.

eb23rxdr.inp

ROTA.

B22H element load tests:
eb2iqxd1.inp

CENT, CENTRIF, GRAV, PX, PY, P2, TEMPERATURE.

eb2iqxdi.inp

P, TEMPERATURE.

eb2irgd1.inp

CENT, CENTRIF, GRAV, PX, PY, P2, TEMPERATURE.

eb2irgdi.inp

P, TEMPERATURE.

eb2irvd1.inp

CENT, CENTRIF, GRAV, PX, PY, P2, TEMPERATURE.

eb2irvdi.inp

P, TEMPERATURE.

eb2irxdr.inp

ROTA.

B23 element load tests:
eb2aqxd1.inp

CENT, CENTRIF, GRAV, PX, PY, P2, TEMPERATURE.

eb2aqxdi.inp

P, TEMPERATURE.

eb2argd1.inp

CENT, CENTRIF, GRAV, PX, PY, P2, TEMPERATURE.

eb2argdi.inp

P, TEMPERATURE.

eb2arvd1.inp

CENT, CENTRIF, GRAV, PX, PY, P2, TEMPERATURE.

eb2arvdi.inp

P, TEMPERATURE.

eb2arxdr.inp

ROTA.

B23H element load tests:
eb2jqxd1.inp

CENT, CENTRIF, GRAV, PX, PY, P2, TEMPERATURE.

eb2jqxdi.inp

P, TEMPERATURE.

eb2jrgd1.inp

CENT, CENTRIF, GRAV, PX, PY, P2, TEMPERATURE.

eb2jrgdi.inp

P, TEMPERATURE.

eb2jrvd1.inp

CENT, CENTRIF, GRAV, PX, PY, P2, TEMPERATURE.

eb2jrvdi.inp

P, TEMPERATURE.

eb2jrxdr.inp

ROTA.

B31 element load tests:
eb32qxd1.inp

CENT, CENTRIF, GRAV, PX, PY, PZ, P1, P2, TEMPERATURE.

eb32rgd1.inp

CENT, CENTRIF, GRAV, PX, PY, PZ, P1, P2, TEMPERATURE.

eb32rvd1.inp

CENT, CENTRIF, GRAV, PX, PY, PZ, P1, P2, TEMPERATURE.

eb32rxdr.inp

ROTA.

B31H element load tests:
eb3hqxd1.inp

CENT, CENTRIF, GRAV, PX, PY, PZ, P1, P2, TEMPERATURE.

eb3hrgd1.inp

CENT, CENTRIF, GRAV, PX, PY, PZ, P1, P2, TEMPERATURE.

eb3hrvd1.inp

CENT, CENTRIF, GRAV, PX, PY, PZ, P1, P2, TEMPERATURE.

eb3hrxdr.inp

ROTA.

B32 element load tests:
eb33qxd1.inp

CENT, CENTRIF, GRAV, PX, PY, PZ, P1, P2, TEMPERATURE.

eb33rgd1.inp

CENT, CENTRIF, GRAV, PX, PY, PZ, P1, P2, TEMPERATURE.

eb33rvd1.inp

CENT, CENTRIF, GRAV, PX, PY, PZ, P1, P2, TEMPERATURE.

eb33rxdr.inp

ROTA.

B32H element load tests:
eb3iqxd1.inp

CENT, CENTRIF, GRAV, PX, PY, PZ, P1, P2, TEMPERATURE.

eb3irgd1.inp

CENT, CENTRIF, GRAV, PX, PY, PZ, P1, P2, TEMPERATURE.

eb3irvd1.inp

CENT, CENTRIF, GRAV, PX, PY, PZ, P1, P2, TEMPERATURE.

eb3irxdr.inp

ROTA.

B33 element load tests:
eb3aqxd1.inp

CENT, CENTRIF, GRAV, PX, PY, PZ, P1, P2, TEMPERATURE.

eb3argd1.inp

CENT, CENTRIF, GRAV, PX, PY, PZ, P1, P2, TEMPERATURE.

eb3arvd1.inp

CENT, CENTRIF, GRAV, PX, PY, PZ, P1, P2, TEMPERATURE.

eb3arxdr.inp

ROTA.

B33H element load tests:
eb3jqxd1.inp

CENT, CENTRIF, GRAV, PX, PY, PZ, P1, P2, TEMPERATURE.

eb3jrgd1.inp

CENT, CENTRIF, GRAV, PX, PY, PZ, P1, P2, TEMPERATURE.

eb3jrvd1.inp

CENT, CENTRIF, GRAV, PX, PY, PZ, P1, P2, TEMPERATURE.

eb32rxdr.inp

ROTA.

I-section

B22H element load tests:
eb2iigd1.inp

CENT, CENTRIF, GRAV, PX, PY, PZ, P1, P2, TEMPERATURE.

eb2iigdi.inp

P, TEMPERATURE.

eb2iivd1.inp

CENT, CENTRIF, GRAV, PX, PY, PZ, P1, P2, TEMPERATURE.

eb2iivdi.inp

P, TEMPERATURE.

eb2ikxd1.inp

CENT, CENTRIF, GRAV, PX, PY, PZ, P1, P2, TEMPERATURE.

eb2ikxdi.inp

P, TEMPERATURE.

B31OS element load tests:
ebo2igd1.inp

CENT, CENTRIF, GRAV, PX, PY, PZ, P1, P2, TEMPERATURE.

ebo2ivd1.inp

CENT, CENTRIF, GRAV, PX, PY, PZ, P1, P2, TEMPERATURE.

ebo2ixdr.inp

ROTA.

ebo2kxd1.inp

CENT, CENTRIF, GRAV, PX, PY, PZ, P1, P2, TEMPERATURE.

B31OSH element load tests:
ebohigd1.inp

CENT, CENTRIF, GRAV, PX, PY, PZ, P1, P2, TEMPERATURE.

ebohivd1.inp

CENT, CENTRIF, GRAV, PX, PY, PZ, P1, P2, TEMPERATURE.

ebohixdr.inp

ROTA.

ebohkxd1.inp

CENT, CENTRIF, GRAV, PX, PY, PZ, P1, P2, TEMPERATURE.

B32H element load tests:
eb3iigd1.inp

CENT, CENTRIF, GRAV, PX, PY, PZ, P1, P2, TEMPERATURE.

eb3iivd1.inp

CENT, CENTRIF, GRAV, PX, PY, PZ, P1, P2, TEMPERATURE.

eb3ikxd1.inp

CENT, CENTRIF, GRAV, PX, PY, PZ, P1, P2, TEMPERATURE.

B32OS element load tests:
ebo3igd1.inp

CENT, CENTRIF, GRAV, PX, PY, PZ, P1, P2, TEMPERATURE.

ebo3ivd1.inp

CENT, CENTRIF, GRAV, PX, PY, PZ, P1, P2, TEMPERATURE.

ebo3ixdr.inp

ROTA.

ebo3kxd1.inp

CENT, CENTRIF, GRAV, PX, PY, PZ, P1, P2, TEMPERATURE.

B32OSH element load tests:
eboiigd1.inp

CENT, CENTRIF, GRAV, PX, PY, PZ, P1, P2, TEMPERATURE.

eboiivd1.inp

CENT, CENTRIF, GRAV, PX, PY, PZ, P1, P2, TEMPERATURE.

eboiixdr.inp

ROTA.

eboikxd1.inp

CENT, CENTRIF, GRAV, PX, PY, PZ, P1, P2, TEMPERATURE.

Box section, arbitrary closed section

B22H element load tests:
eb2ibgd1.inp

CENT, CENTRIF, GRAV, PX, PY, PZ, P1, P2, TEMPERATURE.

eb2ibgdi.inp

P, TEMPERATURE.

eb2ibvd1.inp

CENT, CENTRIF, GRAV, PX, PY, PZ, P1, P2, TEMPERATURE.

eb2ibvdi.inp

P, TEMPERATURE.

eb2iexd1.inp

CENT, CENTRIF, GRAV, PX, PY, PZ, P1, P2, TEMPERATURE.

eb2iexdi.inp

P, TEMPERATURE.

B32H element load tests:
eb3ibgd1.inp

CENT, CENTRIF, GRAV, PX, PY, PZ, P1, P2, TEMPERATURE.

eb3ibvd1.inp

CENT, CENTRIF, GRAV, PX, PY, PZ, P1, P2, TEMPERATURE.

eb3iexd1.inp

CENT, CENTRIF, GRAV, PX, PY, PZ, P1, P2, TEMPERATURE.

eb3iabd1.inp

CENT, CENTRIF, GRAV, PX, PY, PZ, P1, P2, TEMPERATURE.

eb3ia1d1.inp

CENT, CENTRIF, GRAV, PX, PY, PZ, P1, P2, TEMPERATURE.

eb3idbd1.inp

CENT, CENTRIF, GRAV, PX, PY, PZ, P1, P2, TEMPERATURE.

Circular section

B22H element load tests:
eb2icgd1.inp

CENT, CENTRIF, GRAV, PX, PY, PZ, P1, P2, TEMPERATURE.

eb2icgdi.inp

P, TEMPERATURE.

eb2icvd1.inp

CENT, CENTRIF, GRAV, PX, PY, PZ, P1, P2, TEMPERATURE.

eb2icvdi.inp

P, TEMPERATURE.

eb2ifxd1.inp

CENT, CENTRIF, GRAV, PX, PY, PZ, P1, P2, TEMPERATURE.

eb2ifxdi.inp

P, TEMPERATURE.

B32H element load tests:
eb3icgd1.inp

CENT, CENTRIF, GRAV, PX, PY, PZ, P1, P2, TEMPERATURE.

eb3icvd1.inp

CENT, CENTRIF, GRAV, PX, PY, PZ, P1, P2, TEMPERATURE.

eb3ifxd1.inp

CENT, CENTRIF, GRAV, PX, PY, PZ, P1, P2, TEMPERATURE.

General section

B22H element load tests:
eb2igxd1.inp

CENT, CENTRIF, GRAV, PX, PY, PZ, P1, P2, TEMPERATURE.

eb2igxdi.inp

P, TEMPERATURE.

B32H element load test:
eb3igxd1.inp

CENT, CENTRIF, GRAV, PX, PY, PZ, P1, P2, TEMPERATURE.

Hexagonal section

B22H element load tests:
eb2ihgd1.inp

CENT, CENTRIF, GRAV, PX, PY, PZ, P1, P2, TEMPERATURE.

eb2ihgdi.inp

P, TEMPERATURE.

eb2ihvd1.inp

CENT, CENTRIF, GRAV, PX, PY, PZ, P1, P2, TEMPERATURE.

eb2ijxd1.inp

CENT, CENTRIF, GRAV, PX, PY, PZ, P1, P2, TEMPERATURE.

eb2ijxdi.inp

P, TEMPERATURE.

B32H element load tests:
eb3ihgd1.inp

CENT, CENTRIF, GRAV, PX, PY, PZ, P1, P2, TEMPERATURE.

eb3ihvd1.inp

CENT, CENTRIF, GRAV, PX, PY, PZ, P1, P2, TEMPERATURE.

eb3ijxd1.inp

CENT, CENTRIF, GRAV, PX, PY, PZ, P1, P2, TEMPERATURE.

L-section, arbitrary open section

B32H element load tests:
eb3ilgd1.inp

CENT, CENTRIF, GRAV, PX, PY, PZ, P1, P2, TEMPERATURE.

eb3ilvd1.inp

CENT, CENTRIF, GRAV, PX, PY, PZ, P1, P2, TEMPERATURE.

eb3imxd1.inp

CENT, CENTRIF, GRAV, PX, PY, PZ, P1, P2, TEMPERATURE.

eb3iald1.inp

CENT, CENTRIF, GRAV, PX, PY, PZ, P1, P2, TEMPERATURE.

eb3ia2d1.inp

CENT, CENTRIF, GRAV, PX, PY, PZ, P1, P2, TEMPERATURE.

eb3idld1.inp

CENT, CENTRIF, GRAV, PX, PY, PZ, P1, P2, TEMPERATURE.

Pipe section

B22H element load tests:
eb2ipgd1.inp

CENT, CENTRIF, GRAV, PX, PY, PZ, P1, P2, TEMPERATURE.

eb2ipgdi.inp

P, TEMPERATURE.

eb2ipvd1.inp

CENT, CENTRIF, GRAV, PX, PY, PZ, P1, P2, TEMPERATURE.

eb2ipvdi.inp

P, TEMPERATURE.

eb2ioxd1.inp

CENT, CENTRIF, GRAV, PX, PY, PZ, P1, P2, TEMPERATURE.

eb2ioxdi.inp

P, TEMPERATURE.

B32H element load tests:
eb3ipgd1.inp

CENT, CENTRIF, GRAV, PX, PY, PZ, P1, P2, TEMPERATURE.

eb3ipvd1.inp

CENT, CENTRIF, GRAV, PX, PY, PZ, P1, P2, TEMPERATURE.

eb3ioxd1.inp

CENT, CENTRIF, GRAV, PX, PY, PZ, P1, P2, TEMPERATURE.

Trapezoidal section

B22H element load tests:
eb2itgd1.inp

CENT, CENTRIF, GRAV, PX, PY, PZ, P1, P2, TEMPERATURE.

eb2itgdi.inp

P, TEMPERATURE.

eb2itvd1.inp

CENT, CENTRIF, GRAV, PX, PY, PZ, P1, P2, TEMPERATURE.

eb2itvdi.inp

P, TEMPERATURE.

eb2isxd1.inp

CENT, CENTRIF, GRAV, PX, PY, PZ, P1, P2, TEMPERATURE.

eb2isxdi.inp

P, TEMPERATURE.

B32H element load tests:
eb3itgd1.inp

CENT, CENTRIF, GRAV, PX, PY, PZ, P1, P2, TEMPERATURE.

eb3itvd1.inp

CENT, CENTRIF, GRAV, PX, PY, PZ, P1, P2, TEMPERATURE.

eb3isxd1.inp

CENT, CENTRIF, GRAV, PX, PY, PZ, P1, P2, TEMPERATURE.

Load types: F1, F2

Problem description

Model:

Length 15.0
Rectangular section data a = 2.0, b = 3.0
I-section data h = 2.4, l = 1.2, b1 = 3.0, b2 = 2.0, t1 = t2 = t3= 0.2

Material:

Young's modulus 3 × 106
Poisson's ratio 0.3
 

Results and discussion

The calculated reactions are in agreement with the applied loads.

Input files

Rectangular section

eb22rxd3.inp

B21: F2.

eb2hrxd3.inp

B21H: F2.

eb23rxd3.inp

B22: F2.

eb2irxd3.inp

B22H: F2.

eb2arxd3.inp

B23: F2.

eb2jrxd3.inp

B23H: F2.

eb32rxd2.inp

B31: F1.

eb32rxd3.inp

B31: F2.

eb3hrxd2.inp

B31H: F1.

eb3hrxd3.inp

B31H: F2.

eb33rxd2.inp

B32: F1.

eb33rxd3.inp

B32: F2.

eb3irxd2.inp

B32H: F1.

eb3irxd3.inp

B32H: F2.

eb3arxd2.inp

B33: F1.

eb3arxd3.inp

B33: F2.

eb3jrxd2.inp

B33H: F1.

eb3jrxd3.inp

B33H: F2.

I-section

ebo2ixd2.inp

B31OS: F1.

ebo2ixd3.inp

B31OS: F2.

ebohixd2.inp

B31OSH: F1.

ebohixd3.inp

B31OSH: F2.

ebo3ixd2.inp

B32OS: F1.

ebo3ixd3.inp

B32OS: F2.

eboiixd2.inp

B32OSH: F1.

eboiixd3.inp

B32OSH: F2.

Foundation types: FX, FY, FZ

Problem description

Model:

Length 102
Orientation 45° with horizontal axis
Pipe section data r = 1.0, t = 0.05
I-section data h = 2.4, l = 1.2, b1 = 3.0, b2 = 2.0, t1 = t2 = t3 = 0.2

Material:

Young's modulus 30 × 106
Poisson's ratio 0.3

Results and discussion

The calculated reactions are in agreement with the applied loads.

Coriolis loading

Problem description

Model:

Pipe section data r = 10.0, t = 1.0
I-section data h = 2.4, l = 1.2, b1 = 3.0, b2 = 2.0, t1 = t2 = t3 = 0.2
Axis of rotation (0, 0, 1) through (0, 0, 0)

Material:

Young's modulus 30 × 106

Initial conditions

Initial velocity ALL, 1, 10.0
  ALL, 2, 5.0
  ALL, 3, 2.0 (for 3D beams)

Results and discussion

The calculated reactions are in agreement with the applied loads.