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Outline Procedure
1. Parts2. Properties
3. Section Assignments
4. Mesh
5. Assembly
6. Step
7. Interaction
8. Load/Boundary Conditions
9. Submit
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Model PartsAKA “bulk material”
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Properties
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Define bulk material properties• Mechanical > Elasticity > Elastic
• Young’s modulus = 210 e 6
• Poisson’s Ratio = 0.3
• Define cohesive material properties
• Mechanical > Elasticity > Elastic
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Properties
• Define cohesive materialproperties
• Mechanical > Elasticity > Elastic
• Type > Traction
• E/Enn = 35.5e6
• G1/Ess = 35.5e6
• G2/Ett = 35.5e6
• Mechanical > DamageEvolution
• Suboption > Damage Evolution
• Type: Energy
• Fracture Energy = 2000
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Mesh Part
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Seed part• Mesh part
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Offset layer for cohesive layer
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Mesh > edit• Category > Mesh
• Method > Offset (createsolid layers)
• Command line dropdown menu select “by
angle”• Offset Mesh window
Share nodes with baseshell/surface
Create a set for newelements
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Section Assignment
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Create section• Section-1 > Solid > Homogeneous
• Section-2 > Other > Cohesive
• Section assign
• On the model Bulk elements toSolid section
• On command line click “Sets…”button > OffsetElements-1
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Assembly
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Create instance• Click each part in the
Create Instance windowand Apply
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Step
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Create step• Nlgeom > on
• Incrementation tab
• Maximum number of increments= 10000
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Increment size: Initial = 0.1 ||Minimum=1e-015 ||Maximum=1
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Interaction
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Select tie constraint• The master surface should be on the bulk material
• The slave surface should be on the cohesive layer
Assembly
• Translate Instance
• On the Viewport select the part to translate thenpick first corner followed by second corner.
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Loads
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Apply boundary conditions• Apply displacement loads or forces
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Job
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Create job• Submit
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