Tinni1
Civil/Environmental
- Sep 27, 2021
- 157
Hi,
I am performing a post-buckling analysis of cold-formed steel stud and track assembly in Abaqus. As per the real-world scenario, the stud is connected with the track by a 5.5 mm diameter tek screw on both sides.
In order to model the tek screws, I have created a 5.5 mm diameter hole in both the stud and track section.
At the centerline of the hole, I have created a reference point and tied the reference point with coupling constraint(continuum distribution type with mm diameter influence radius) with the perimeter of the hole. Following that, I have connected the two reference points(located at the center of the holes in the stud and track section) with wire type connector(Planner type, I have also specified the calculated connector stiffness).
I have attached a screenshot of the part of the model, for better understanding.
[URL unfurl="true"]https://res.cloudinary.com/engineering-com/raw/upload/v1642160972/tips/Abaqus_warning_eeonai.docx[/url]
When I ran the analysis I got the below warning:
Abaqus ASSUMES A UNIFORM THICKNESS ALONG A SHELL EDGE TO COMPUTE THE DISTRIBUTING WEIGHT FACTORS. IN THIS CASE THE DISTRIBUTING WEIGHT FACTORS ARE BASED ON THE TRIBUTARY EDGE LENGTH AND NOT THE CROSS-SECTIONAL AREA. INTERPRET RESULTS WITH CAUTION WHEN A NON-UNIFORM SHELL THICKNESS IS USED.
My question is:
1. Is this because I have modeled the hole?
3. How to fix this warning?
Could anyone provide any direction here?
I am performing a post-buckling analysis of cold-formed steel stud and track assembly in Abaqus. As per the real-world scenario, the stud is connected with the track by a 5.5 mm diameter tek screw on both sides.
In order to model the tek screws, I have created a 5.5 mm diameter hole in both the stud and track section.
At the centerline of the hole, I have created a reference point and tied the reference point with coupling constraint(continuum distribution type with mm diameter influence radius) with the perimeter of the hole. Following that, I have connected the two reference points(located at the center of the holes in the stud and track section) with wire type connector(Planner type, I have also specified the calculated connector stiffness).
I have attached a screenshot of the part of the model, for better understanding.
[URL unfurl="true"]https://res.cloudinary.com/engineering-com/raw/upload/v1642160972/tips/Abaqus_warning_eeonai.docx[/url]
When I ran the analysis I got the below warning:
Abaqus ASSUMES A UNIFORM THICKNESS ALONG A SHELL EDGE TO COMPUTE THE DISTRIBUTING WEIGHT FACTORS. IN THIS CASE THE DISTRIBUTING WEIGHT FACTORS ARE BASED ON THE TRIBUTARY EDGE LENGTH AND NOT THE CROSS-SECTIONAL AREA. INTERPRET RESULTS WITH CAUTION WHEN A NON-UNIFORM SHELL THICKNESS IS USED.
My question is:
1. Is this because I have modeled the hole?
3. How to fix this warning?
Could anyone provide any direction here?