FemFan3D GUI Workshop

FemFan3D GUI WorkshopLIEW Yong SeongA/E/C Software SpecialistEmail ysliew@advance-contech.com Advance Contech (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.31 Jan 2011, NTU1 2007-2011 Advance Contech (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.1OutlineGUI overviewTutorial 1 Cantilever beam Tutorial 2 Super elementTea Break Tutorial 3 Simply supported beamTutorial 4 3-storey building

2 2007-2011 Advance Contech (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.2GUI OverviewGeneral TerminologyGUI ComponentsSystem stateKeyboard and mouseCoordinate SystemView managementSelection management

Modeling Tools / CommandsMaterialSectionGeometry (Drawing Grid, Joint, Frame, Panel, Mesh)MesherSupport (Boundary Condition)LoadingSuper ElementGenerate analysis modelView results3 2007-2011 Advance Contech (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.3

TerminologyJoint

Frame : Beam, Column, Bracing (Diagonal)

Panel and Mesh : Wall, Slab

Support

LoadingJoint (Point) LoadsFrame (Line, UDL) LoadsMesh (Area, Patch) Loads

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6 2007-2011 Advance Contech (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.6Keyboard & MouseKeyboard shortcuts[F5] refresh screen[Ctrl] / [Shift] / [Z] activate model rotate mode[Del] delete selected object(s)

Mouse (3 buttons)[Left] (direct, window)select[Right] context menu / done / cancle[Middle] pan / rotate (model rotate mode)7 2007-2011 Advance Contech (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.7Global Coordinate SystemRight-hand ruleY := Vertical UpX-Z Plane := Horizontal Plane (Ground)

8 2007-2011 Advance Contech (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.8View Management

Single Model Multiple ViewsMaximum 4 views

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Left Click (hold) to select / deselect

Object must be visible (showN)before they can be selected!13 2007-2011 Advance Contech (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.13Selection ManagementSelect Object Perform OperationOperations are object-aware

Demo14 2007-2011 Advance Contech (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.14Materials

Concrete for Slab & Wall (Shell)for Beam & Column (Frame)Steel for Slab & Wall reinforcementsfor Beam & Column reinforcements

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16 2007-2011 Advance Contech (Singapore) Pte. Ltd. 2007-2011 Advance Contech (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.16SectionsSection forFrame (Beam & Column)Panel (Slab & Wall)

17 2007-2011 Advance Contech (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.17Section (Frame)Centroid : based on B & H

18 2007-2011 Advance Contech (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.18Sections

1.0-1.0200 mm0.0

19 2007-2011 Advance Contech (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.19Predefined Materials and SectionsDefine materials and sectionsSave into a file, name it as, say, Template.xmlAlways start with Template.xml20 2007-2011 Advance Contech (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.20Drawing GridSnappingPosition & Orientation

Demo21 2007-2011 Advance Contech (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.21JointCreated automatically when drawing frame or panelMust be turned on (show) for snappingTurned off (uncheck show) to save some rendering timeMax joint = 131,070Check invisible to tidy up screen (it is still showing!)

22 2007-2011 Advance Contech (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.22FrameBeam and Column

Local axis

,u,v,w

,u,v23 2007-2011 Advance Contech (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.23PanelUsed to create shell meshes for slabs and wallsCounter-clock-wise ruleSection & loading to be assigned to generated meshes

24 2007-2011 Advance Contech (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.24Mesh8-node quadrilateral shell element for slab and wallMeshed from panel (4-nodes), remember to assign (and check) properties and loadingsConverted into 8-node elementsSolver input file is being generatedSuper Element is being formedManuallyConverted back to 4-node elementUpon return to Pre-processing mode (Optional)To avoid converting meshes back into 4-node element if there is a super-element defined in the model25 2007-2011 Advance Contech (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.25Toggle between PanelMesh

26 2007-2011 Advance Contech (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.26Mesher (Frame)Divide frame(s) to establish continuity with meshes/framesProperties and loadings areinherited by new frames

27 2007-2011 Advance Contech (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.27Mesher (Panel)Two typeGeneric mesher (by NTU)Regular grid (only for 4-edge panel)

Demo28 2007-2011 Advance Contech (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.28Meshing : (could be) an iterative processTo reduce number of elementsPurge all meshesConvert all panel back to 4-nodeMesh PanelsRe-mesh Panels ( for some cases)Mesh FramesFor existing model with meshes29 2007-2011 Advance Contech (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.29Purge orphan joint(s)Orphan joint : generated during iterative meshing processSolver doesnt accept model with orphan joint!Select any one orphan joint, click {Delete}, all will be purged

30 2007-2011 Advance Contech (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.30Support (Boundary condition)Assigned to Joint

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Three typesJoint LoadFrame (Line, UDL) LoadMesh (Area) LoadSingle Load CaseThe actual (final) magnitude depends on analysis result32 2007-2011 Advance Contech (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.32Super ElementFrames and meshes are automatically converted to 3- and 8-nodes elementsMUST re-create super element should any (geometrical) changes are made to the model

Demo33 2007-2011 Advance Contech (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.33Generate Analysis Model

1 file vs. 3 files 34 2007-2011 Advance Contech (Singapore) Pte. Ltd. 2007-2011 Advance Contech (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.34Work folder

Make sure you have write permission to the folder!35 2007-2011 Advance Contech (Singapore) Pte. Ltd. 2007-2011 Advance Contech (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.35Analysis

Aborting analysis : Only completed steps are saved and presented36 2007-2011 Advance Contech (Singapore) Pte. Ltd. 2007-2011 Advance Contech (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.36View Results

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Loading LevelDeformationReactionMember FailureJoint Displacement Plot

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5 * 0.71 = 3.5739 2007-2011 Advance Contech (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.39DeformationScale factorShow original configuration

40 2007-2011 Advance Contech (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.40ReactionReaction forces for each D.o.F. of restrained jointFollowing global axis

41 2007-2011 Advance Contech (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.41Member FailureFailure definition

42 2007-2011 Advance Contech (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.42Joint Displacement PlotMulti-window viewCopy textual data to Excel for processing

43 2007-2011 Advance Contech (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.43FemFan3D GUI Tutorial

44 2007-2011 Advance Contech (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.44Tutorial 1 : Cantilever Beam45 2007-2011 Advance Contech (Singapore) Pte. Ltd. 2007-2011 Advance Contech (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.45Tutorial 2 : Super Element46 2007-2011 Advance Contech (Singapore) Pte. Ltd. 2007-2011 Advance Contech (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.46Tutorial 3 : Simply Supported Beam47 2007-2011 Advance Contech (Singapore) Pte. Ltd. 2007-2011 Advance Contech (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.47Tutorial 4 : 3-Storey Building48 2007-2011 Advance Contech (Singapore) Pte. Ltd. 2007-2011 Advance Contech (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.48Thank you!49 2007-2011 Advance Contech (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.49