How to Customize or Create  Beam Sections in Ansys Workbench

How to Customize or Create Beam Sections in Ansys Workbench

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When conducting structural analysis using beam elements in ANSYS Workbench, the software provides us with commonly used cross-sectional types, and users only need to input corresponding parameters based on the cross-sectional form. However, for structures with non-standard cross-sections, users need to define their own cross-sectional types.

In ANSYS APDL, if users need to define their own cross-sections, the typical process is to first create a plane based on the cross-sectional dimensions, then use a plane element, usually Plane82, to mesh it, and finally use the secwrite command to write out the cross-section file for later use. Then, a new model is created, and the beam element geometry model is built. The cross-sectional file written earlier is loaded using the secread command.

As seen above, defining custom cross-sections with APDL is slightly more complicated, but the benefit is that users can freely control the cross-sectional form and mesh division, and the definition of variable cross-sections is also relatively free.

So, can custom cross-sections be defined in Workbench?

This article will use the example of a cable-stayed bridge to demonstrate the steps:

The cross-sectional dimensions of the main beam are shown below:

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The steps are as follows:

1. First, draw the cross-sectional shape in AutoCAD based on the dimension diagram, and align the center line of the cross-sectional vertices with the original coordinates.

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Open Workbench, create a new project, and open SpaceClaim. Import the cable-stayed bridge wireframe model.

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3. Create a new SC file and import the main beam CAD cross-section as shown below.

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4. Use the fill command to fill the main beam and stretch it appropriately. Because SC reads in the cross-section by recognizing faces of different colors, stretching is necessary.

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5. Select the end face, choose Face in the display menu, and specify a different color.

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6. Click on Design, select Create New Coordinate System, locate it at the midpoint of the cross-sectional top plate, and save it to the software working directory as Beamsection.scdoc. Note that it must be saved in SCDM format, otherwise it cannot be read.

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7. Open the cable-stayed bridge main file, click on Prepare, under the beam category, scroll down to Profiles, select More Profiles, choose the SC file Beamsection saved earlier, and read in the cross-sectional file.

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8. After a successful read-in, the approximate cross-sectional form will be displayed under the beam project type.

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9. If you did not follow the previous steps, you may encounter two types of errors below. It means that you need to create a local coordinate system and a single colored face for the cross-section.

Profile must have a coordinate system.

Profiles must have a single colored face.

10. Select the main beam’s straight line, then choose the cross-section for cross-sectional assignment, and click on Display – Solid Beams under the beam element project.

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11. During the assignment process, if the cross-section position does not match the actual position, the main reason is the influence of the straight line direction. Select the non-matching straight line, and rotate the cross-section in the properties until it matches the actual situation. For example, select the left straight line here, and change the orientation in Properties to 180 degrees, and so on.

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12. After the assignment of the main beam is completed, assign the cross-sections to other components, then open Mechanical, and now you can happily perform meshing and loading operations.

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