Enhanced assumed strain (EAS) and assumed natural strain (ANS) methods for one-point quadrature solid-shell elements

2007 ◽  
Vol 75 (2) ◽  
pp. 156-187 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rui P. R. Cardoso ◽  
Jeong Whan Yoon ◽  
M. Mahardika ◽  
S. Choudhry ◽  
R. J. Alves de Sousa ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Solid Shell ◽  
Shell Elements ◽  
Enhanced Assumed Strain ◽  
Natural Strain ◽  
Assumed Strain ◽  
Assumed Natural Strain

Evaluation of the Enhanced Assumed Strain and Assumed Natural Strain in the SSH3D and RESS3 Solid Shell Elements for Single Point Incremental Forming Simulation

2012 ◽  
Vol 504-506 ◽  
pp. 913-918 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carlos Felipe Guzmán ◽  
Amine Ben Bettaieb ◽  
José Ilídio Velosa de Sena ◽  
Ricardo J. Alves de Sousa ◽  
Anne Marie Habraken ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Finite Element ◽  
Incremental Forming ◽  
Single Point ◽  
Single Point Incremental Forming ◽  
Solid Shell ◽  
Shell Elements ◽  
Enhanced Assumed Strain ◽  
Natural Strain ◽  
Assumed Strain ◽  
Assumed Natural Strain

Single Point Incremental Forming (SPIF) is a recent sheet forming process which can give a symmetrical or asymmetrical shape by using a small tool. Without the need of dies, the SPIF is capable to deal with rapid prototyping and small batch productions at low cost. Extensive research from both experimental and numerical sides has been carried out in the last years. Recent developments in the finite element simulations for sheet metal forming have allowed new modeling techniques, such as the Solid Shell elements, which combine the main features of shell hypothesis with a solid-brick element. In this article, two recently developed elements -SSH3D element [1, 2] and RESS3 element [3]- implemented in Lagamine (finite element code developed by the ArGEnCo department of the University of Liège) are explained and evaluated using the SPIF line test. To avoid locking problems, the well-known Enhanced Assumed Strain (EAS) and Assumed Natural Strain (ANS) techniques are used. The influence of the different EAS and ANS parameters are analized comparing the predicted tool forces and the shape of a transversal cut, at the end of the process. The results show a strong influence of the EAS in the forces prediction, proving that a correct choice is fundamental for an accurate simulation of the SPIF using Solid Shell elements.

A new one-point quadrature enhanced assumed strain (EAS) solid-shell element with multiple integration points along thickness—part II: nonlinear applications

2006 ◽  
Vol 67 (2) ◽  
pp. 160-188 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ricardo J. Alves de Sousa ◽  
Rui P. R. Cardoso ◽  
Robertt A. Fontes Valente ◽  
Jeong-Whan Yoon ◽  
José J. Grácio ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Shell Element ◽  
Solid Shell ◽  
Multiple Integration ◽  
Enhanced Assumed Strain ◽  
Assumed Strain

scholarly journals Efficient Solid–Shell Finite Elements for Quasi-Static and Dynamic Analyses and their Application to Sheet Metal Forming Simulation

2015 ◽  
Vol 651-653 ◽  
pp. 344-349 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peng Wang ◽  
Hocine Chalal ◽  
Farid Abed-Meraim
Keyword(s):  
Sheet Metal ◽  
Sheet Metal Forming ◽  
Metal Forming ◽  
Large Strain ◽  
Solid Shell ◽  
Forming Process ◽  
Thin Structures ◽  
Shell Elements ◽  
Assumed Strain ◽  
Dynamic Analyses

Thin structures are commonly designed and employed in engineering industries to save material, reduce weight and improve the overall performance of products. The finite element (FE) simulation of such thin structural components has become a powerful and useful tool in this field. For the last few decades, much attention and effort have been paid to establish accurate and efficient FE. In this regard, the solid–shell concept proved to be very attractive due to its multiple advantages. Several treatments are additionally applied to the formulation of solid–shell elements to avoid all locking phenomena and to guarantee the accuracy and efficiency during the simulation of thin structures. The current contribution presents a family of prismatic and hexahedral assumed-strain based solid–shell elements, in which an arbitrary number of integration points are distributed along the thickness direction. Both linear and quadratic formulations of the solid–shell family elements are implemented into ABAQUS static/implicit and dynamic/explicit software to model thin 3D problems with only a single layer through the thickness. Two popular benchmark tests are first conducted, in both static and dynamic analyses, for validation purposes. Then, attention is focused on a complex sheet metal forming process involving large strain, plasticity and contact.

scholarly journals Modeling of thin sheet forming processes by combining solid-shell finite element with isotropic elastoviscoplastic model. Application to magnetic pulse forming processes

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohamed Mahmoud ◽  
François Bay ◽  
Daniel Pino Mũnoz
Keyword(s):  
Sheet Metal ◽  
Thin Sheet ◽  
Magnetic Pulse ◽  
Solid Shell ◽  
Forming Process ◽  
Thin Structures ◽  
Shell Elements ◽  
Tetrahedral Element ◽  
Magnetic Pulse Forming ◽  
Assumed Strain

Sheet metal alloys are used in many industries to save material, reduce weight and improve the overall performance of products. For the last decades, many types of elements have been developed to resolve the locking problems encountered in the simulation of thin structures. Among these approaches, a family of assumed-strain solid-shell elements has proved to be very efficient and attractive in simulating thin 3D structures with various constitutive models. Furthermore, these elements are able to account for anisotropic behavior of thin structures since isotropic yield functions cannot capture the real physics of some forming processes. In this work, von Mises isotropic yield criterion with Johnson-cook hardening model are combined with a linear prismatic solid-shell element to simulate sheet metal forming processes. A new element assembly technique has been developed to permit the assembly of prismatic elements in a tetrahedral element-based software. This technique splits the prism into multiple tetrahedral elements in such a way that all the cross-terms are accounted for. Furthermore, a tetrahedral based partitioning code has been modified to account for the new prismatic element shape without changing the core structure of the code. More accurate results were obtained using low number of solid-shell elements compared to its counterpart tetrahedral element (MINI element). This reduction in the number of elements accelerated the simulation, especially in the coupled magnetic-structure simulation used for magnetic pulse forming process. The proposed element and criteria are implemented into FORGE (in-house code developed at CEMEF) for simulating magnetic pulse forming process.

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