Performing Buckling Analysis
To perform buckling analysis:
Create a buckling study. To access the Study dialog
box, right-click the top icon in the Simulation study tree and select
Study . Define the Properties of the study to set the number
of modes. The first mode is associated with the lowest buckling load.
The program calculates only the
lowest mode by default.
Define material
for each solid, shell, and beam. To define a material for a solid, shell,
or beam, right-click its icon in the Simulation study tree and select
Apply/Edit Material. Note that
density is a required material property.
Define restraints.
Right-click the Load/Restraint
folder in the Simulation study tree and select Restraints.
Apply adequate restraints to stabilize the model.
Define loads. Right-click the Load/Restraints folder in the Simulation
study tree and select the type of loading desired. You must
define
at least one load. Note that you can define thermal and fluid loading
by right-clicking the study icon, selecting Properties,
and clicking the Flow/Thermal Effects
tab.
For assemblies and multibody
parts make sure to define the proper contact settings. Contact conditions
other than free and bonded are not allowed in buckling studies.
Mesh the model and run the study. Before running
the study, you can use the Options dialog to request generating
plots for all mode shapes automatically.
If you run a study before
meshing it, the program meshes the study automatically before running
it. You can also request to run the study by checking Run
analysis after meshing in the Mesh
PropertyManager.
View the results:
Double-click
an icon in a results folder to display the associated plot.
Right-click the Results
folder and select List Buckling
Load Factors to list the requested number of buckling load
factors.
To define a new plot, right-click the Results folder and select Define
Displacement Plot or Define Deformation
Plot. To animate a plot, double-click it first and then right-click
its icon and select Animate.
To generate a report, right-click the Report folder and select Define.
Click here
for more result viewing options.
When you run a study that
does not have any result folders, the software creates the folders and
plots specified in the Result
Options for the study type. If
result folders are present, the software updates the existing plots.
Related Topics
Buckling
Load Factor
Linearized
Buckling Analysis
Output
of Linearized Buckling Analysis
Thermal
Effects for Buckling Studies