mesh_strip

This example works for: Abaqus.
To run this example, download the Rhino file mesh_strip.3dm and copy the code in the Python editor in Rhino.
from compas_fea.cad import rhino
from compas_fea.structure import ElasticIsotropic
from compas_fea.structure import ElementProperties as Properties
from compas_fea.structure import GeneralDisplacement
from compas_fea.structure import GeneralStep
from compas_fea.structure import GravityLoad
from compas_fea.structure import PinnedDisplacement
from compas_fea.structure import RollerDisplacementX
from compas_fea.structure import ShellSection
from compas_fea.structure import Structure


# Author(s): Andrew Liew (github.com/andrewliew)


# Structure

mdl = Structure(name='mesh_strip', path='C:/Temp/')

# Elements

rhino.add_nodes_elements_from_layers(mdl, mesh_type='ShellElement', layers='elset_mesh')

# Sets

rhino.add_sets_from_layers(mdl, layers=['nset_left', 'nset_right', 'nset_middle'])

# Materials

mdl.add(ElasticIsotropic(name='mat_elastic', E=75*10**9, v=0.3, p=2700))

# Sections

mdl.add(ShellSection(name='sec_plate', t=0.001))

# Properties

mdl.add(Properties(name='ep_plate', material='mat_elastic', section='sec_plate', elset='elset_mesh'))

# Displacements

mdl.add([
    PinnedDisplacement(name='disp_left', nodes='nset_left'),
    RollerDisplacementX(name='disp_right', nodes='nset_right'),
    GeneralDisplacement(name='disp_middle', nodes='nset_middle', z=0.200),
])

# Loads

mdl.add(GravityLoad(name='load_gravity', elements='elset_mesh'))

# Steps

mdl.add([
    GeneralStep(name='step_bc', displacements=['disp_left', 'disp_right']),
    GeneralStep(name='step_load', loads=['load_gravity'], displacements=['disp_middle']),
])
mdl.steps_order = ['step_bc', 'step_load']

# Summary

mdl.summary()

# Run

mdl.analyse_and_extract(software='abaqus', fields=['u', 's'])

rhino.plot_data(mdl, step='step_load', field='um')
rhino.plot_data(mdl, step='step_load', field='smises')
mesh_strip

COMPAS
