Comparison of Three-Dimensional Flexible Thin Plate Elements for Multibody Dynamic Analysis: Finite Element Formulation and Absolute Nodal Coordinate Formulation

2007 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. L. Schwab ◽  
J. Gerstmayr ◽  
J. P. Meijaard
Keyword(s):  
Dynamic Analysis ◽  
Thin Plate ◽  
Absolute Nodal Coordinate Formulation ◽  
Small Deformation ◽  
Analytic Solutions ◽  
Element Formulation ◽  
Static Test ◽  
Absolute Nodal Coordinate ◽  
Good Convergence ◽  
Rectangular Element

Three formulations for a flexible 3-D thin plate element for dynamic analysis within a multibody dynamics environment are compared: a classical Discrete Kirchhoff Triangle (DKT) with large displacements and large rotations, a fully parametrized rectangular element according to the absolute nodal coordinate formulation (ANCF) and a rectangular element according to the ANCF with an elastic midplane approach. The comparison is made by means of a small deformation static test and extensive eigenfrequency analyses on a stylized problem. It is shown that the DKT element can describe arbitrary rigid body motions and that both the DKT element and the thin plate ANCF element show good convergence to analytic solutions by increasing number of elements, and suppress shear locking which is present in the fully parametrized ANCF element.

Comparison of Three-Dimensional Flexible Beam Elements for Dynamic Analysis: Classical Finite Element Formulation and Absolute Nodal Coordinate Formulation

2009 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
A. L. Schwab ◽  
J. P. Meijaard
Keyword(s):  
Dynamic Analysis ◽  
Absolute Nodal Coordinate Formulation ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Flexible Beam ◽  
Element Formulation ◽  
Shear Locking ◽  
Elastic Line ◽  
Absolute Nodal Coordinate ◽  
Beam Elements ◽  
Bending Mode

Three formulations for a flexible spatial beam element for dynamic analysis are compared: a Timoshenko beam with large displacements and rotations, a fully parametrized element according to the absolute nodal coordinate formulation (ANCF), and an ANCF element based on an elastic line approach. In the last formulation, the shear locking of the antisymmetric bending mode is avoided by the application of either the two-field Hellinger–Reissner or the three-field Hu–Washizu variational principle. The comparison is made by means of linear static deflection and eigenfrequency analyses on stylized problems. It is shown that the ANCF fully parametrized element yields too large torsional and flexural rigidities, and shear locking effectively suppresses the antisymmetric bending mode. The presented ANCF formulation with the elastic line approach resolves most of these problems.

scholarly journals Dynamic analysis of rotating shafts using the absolute nodal coordinate formulation

2019 ◽  
Vol 453 ◽  
pp. 214-236 ◽  
Author(s):  
Babak Bozorgmehri ◽  
Vesa-Ville Hurskainen ◽  
Marko K. Matikainen ◽  
Aki Mikkola
Keyword(s):  
Dynamic Analysis ◽  
Absolute Nodal Coordinate Formulation ◽  
Absolute Nodal Coordinate ◽  
Rotating Shafts ◽  
The Absolute

Modal Analysis of a Rotating Thin Plate via Absolute Nodal Coordinate Formulation

2011 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jiang Zhao ◽  
Qiang Tian ◽  
Haiyan Hu
Keyword(s):  
Modal Analysis ◽  
Thin Plate ◽  
Natural Frequencies ◽  
Absolute Nodal Coordinate Formulation ◽  
Free Boundaries ◽  
Computationally Efficient ◽  
Absolute Nodal Coordinate ◽  
Plate Elements ◽  
Dimensional Parameters ◽  
Analytical Expressions

Modal analysis of a rotating thin plate is made in this paper through the use of the thin plate elements described by the absolute nodal coordinate formulation (ANCF). The analytical expressions of elastic forces and their Jacobian matrices of the thin plate elements are derived and expressed in a computationally efficient way. The static analysis of a cantilever thin plate and the modal analysis of a square thin plate with completely free boundaries are made to validate the derived formulations. The modal analysis of a rotating cantilever thin plate based on the ANCF is studied. The effect of rotating angular velocity on the natural frequencies is investigated. The eigenvalue loci veering and crossing phenomena along with the corresponding modeshape variations are observed and carefully discussed. Finally, the effects of dimensional parameters on the dimensionless natural frequencies of the thin plate are studied.

Application of Plasticity Theory and Absolute Nodal Coordinate Formulation to Flexible Multibody System Dynamics

2003 ◽  
Vol 126 (3) ◽  
pp. 478-487 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hiroyuki Sugiyama ◽  
Ahmed A. Shabana
Keyword(s):  
Finite Element ◽  
Absolute Nodal Coordinate Formulation ◽  
Plasticity Theory ◽  
Position Vector ◽  
Element Formulation ◽  
Absolute Nodal Coordinate ◽  
Flexible Multibody ◽  
The Absolute ◽  
Return Algorithm ◽  
Finite Element Formulations

The objective of this investigation is to develop a nonlinear finite element formulation for the elastic-plastic analysis of flexible multibody systems. The Lagrangian plasticity theory based on J2 flow theory is used to account for the effect of plasticity in flexible multibody dynamics. It is demonstrated that the principle of objectivity that is an issue when existing finite element formulations using rate-type constitutive equations are used is automatically satisfied when the stress and strain rate are directly calculated in the Lagrangian descriptions using the absolute nodal coordinate formulation employed in this investigation. This is attributed to the fact that, in the finite element absolute nodal coordinate formulation, the position vector gradients can completely define the state of rotation and deformation within the element. As a consequence, the numerical algorithm used to determine the plastic deformations such as the radial return algorithm becomes much simpler when the absolute nodal coordinate formulation is used as compared to existing finite element formulations that employ incrementally objective algorithms. Several numerical examples are presented in order to demonstrate the use of the formulations presented in the paper.

Analysis of Thin Plate Structures Using the Absolute Nodal Coordinate Formulation

2005 ◽  
Vol 219 (4) ◽  
pp. 345-355 ◽  
Author(s):  
K Dufva ◽  
A A Shabana
Keyword(s):  
Finite Element ◽  
Thin Plate ◽  
Absolute Nodal Coordinate Formulation ◽  
Mass Matrix ◽  
Plate Element ◽  
Shell Elements ◽  
Absolute Nodal Coordinate ◽  
Plate And Shell ◽  
Spatial Parameters ◽  
The Absolute

The absolute nodal coordinate formulation can be used in multibody system applications where the rotation and deformation within the finite element are large and where there is a need to account for geometrical non-linearities. In this formulation, the gradients of the global positions are used as nodal coordinates and no rotations are interpolated over the finite element. For thin plate and shell elements, the plane stress conditions can be applied and only gradients obtained by differentiation with respect to the element mid-surface spatial parameters need to be defined. This automatically reduces the number of element degrees of freedoms, eliminates the high frequencies due to the oscillations of some gradient components along the element thickness, and as a result makes the plate element computationally more efficient. In this paper, the performance of a thin plate element based on the absolute nodal coordinate formulation is investigated. The lower dimension plate element used in this investigation allows for an arbitrary rigid body displacement and large deformation within the element. The element leads to a constant mass matrix and zero Coriolis and centrifugal forces. The performance of the element is compared with other plate elements previously developed using the absolute nodal coordinate formulation. It is shown that the finite element used in this investigation is much more efficient when compared with previously proposed elements in the case of thin structures. Numerical examples are presented in order to demonstrate the use of the formulation developed in this paper and the computational advantages gained from using the thin plate element. The thin plate element examined in this study can be efficiently used in many applications including modelling of paper materials, belt drives, rotor dynamics, and tyres.

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