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How to make 3 parallel beam elements to work together in abaqus?

Submitted by CMiculas on

Hello,

 

I want to model an I-section beam profile, composed of 3 beam elements.

Because the material of the the web is different from the flanges, I choosed to create 3 beam elements (B33) for each part (attached you can find a rendered picture).

What do you think about this solution?

How can I connect the 3 elements to work togheter?

 

Thank you!

Best regards,

Cristian

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You would need to couple the nodes of two beams to the nodes of a master beam (likely the center one). That said, I'm not entirely sure this is a completely valid way to use beam elements. I think you'd be better off using solid elements or shells for this. That'll ensure you capture the transverse effects correctly.

Mon, 04/27/2015 - 13:26 Permalink

sketch all three components seperately,Use section assignment to assign the scetion, and then assemble it.

 

or use shell elements , just sketch an I and then extrude it and then assign respective sections

Mon, 05/11/2015 - 14:44 Permalink