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Drop test with Nonlinear Material

Question asked by Zhemin CAI on May 2, 2014
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Hi All:

I am trying to simulate a 4inch drop for our product. The module layout is shown in the attached picture.

Three rubber pads are used in the module to absorb the contact shock.

As a result, the linear drop test cannot give me an accurate predication.

I have two questions for this nonlinear simulation:

1. How to model the ground for the object to hit. It should be similar to the

"virtual wall" option in static analysis but the nonlinear package doesn't provide this option.

2. How to calculate the Rayleigh damping coefficient for this system.

I understand I should calculate these values according to the system natural frequency.

However, I should calculate the natural frequency of the drop piece only or the drop piece with

ground?

Can anyone give me some suggestions on these questions?

Thanks a lot.

Zhemin

Jared Conway May 2, 2014 2:12 AM

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Is the material really that nonlinear that you need that?

I Thibk linear would be enough and if you needed more, you could use platixity

http://help.solidworks.com/2010/english/SolidWorks/cworks/legacyhelp/simulation/Materials/Material_models/von_Mises_Plasticity_Model_(Kinematic_Isotropic).htm

Model the ground the way it actually exists.

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Jared Conway May 2, 2014 1:56 AM

Drop test has some nonlinear materials, did you try selecting something other than linear?

In no lie at dynamic you would need to model the ground.

Rayleigh damping will require testing or an estimation. Check help and kb for some estimates.

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Zhemin CAI @ Jared Conway on May 2, 2014 2:05 AM

Thanks Jared.

To simulate the rubber behavior, I need to input the stress-strain curve in three directions but the linear material only allow me to input one curve, this is why I think I might need to move to nonlinear.

Another question is to model the rigid wall similar to linear drop test, is that I need to set a dummy matrial with high elastic module but low poission ratio?

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Jared Conway @ Zhemin CAI on May 2, 2014 2:12 AM

Is the material really that nonlinear that you need that?

I Thibk linear would be enough and if you needed more, you could use platixity

http://help.solidworks.com/2010/english/SolidWorks/cworks/legacyhelp/simulation/Materials/Material_models/von_Mises_Plasticity_Model_(Kinematic_Isotropic).htm

Model the ground the way it actually exists.

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Zhemin CAI @ Jared Conway on May 2, 2014 2:19 AM

Thanks Jared, I will run the linear drop test at the meantime.

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Qinghai Jin @ Jared Conway on May 5, 2014 12:47 AM

Dear Jared,

why it is necessary to create the model of ground? how about just treating the top plane as 'rigid ground'? it is applicable to set it in other software, but I am newbie to SW Simulation.

by the way, could you introduce any document/resources of FEM with SW Simulation? Thanks first!

Regards,

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Jared Conway @ Qinghai Jin on May 5, 2014 12:49 AM

that can be done with drop test

the help is very good with solidworks simulation, the solidworks kb has some great info as well, and your reseller should also offer training

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Jared Conway May 2, 2014 1:56 AM
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Drop test has some nonlinear materials, did you try selecting something other than linear?

In no lie at dynamic you would need to model the ground.

Rayleigh damping will require testing or an estimation. Check help and kb for some estimates.
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- Zhemin CAI @ Jared Conway on May 2, 2014 2:05 AM
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  Thanks Jared.
  
  To simulate the rubber behavior, I need to input the stress-strain curve in three directions but the linear material only allow me to input one curve, this is why I think I might need to move to nonlinear.
  
  Another question is to model the rigid wall similar to linear drop test, is that I need to set a dummy matrial with high elastic module but low poission ratio?
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  - Jared Conway @ Zhemin CAI on May 2, 2014 2:12 AM
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    Is the material really that nonlinear that you need that?
    
    I Thibk linear would be enough and if you needed more, you could use platixity
    
    http://help.solidworks.com/2010/english/SolidWorks/cworks/legacyhelp/simulation/Materials/Material_models/von_Mises_Plasticity_Model_(Kinematic_Isotropic).htm
    
    Model the ground the way it actually exists.
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    - Zhemin CAI @ Jared Conway on May 2, 2014 2:19 AM
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      Thanks Jared, I will run the linear drop test at the meantime.
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- Qinghai Jin @ Jared Conway on May 5, 2014 12:47 AM
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  Dear Jared,
  
  why it is necessary to create the model of ground? how about just treating the top plane as 'rigid ground'? it is applicable to set it in other software, but I am newbie to SW Simulation.
  
  by the way, could you introduce any document/resources of FEM with SW Simulation? Thanks first!
  
  Regards,
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  - Jared Conway @ Qinghai Jin on May 5, 2014 12:49 AM
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    that can be done with drop test
    
    the help is very good with solidworks simulation, the solidworks kb has some great info as well, and your reseller should also offer training
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