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Ring in 3D beam elements

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anaisott

Mechanical
Jul 16, 2012
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Hello all,

I'm modeling a ring in 3D beam elements. I assembled the coils with an angle of 10° between them (with "rotate instance" and "merge instances").

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ABAQUS doesn't caculate nothing from the moment the structure is not flat. I use a neo hookean model from the material and the beam sections are circulars.
My objective is to apply a radial displacement on the structure towards the center of the ring.

Do you have a solution to force ABAQUS to makes the calculation or an other method of modelling ?

Thank you.

Anaïs
 
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