© 2017 CAE Associates

CivilFEM V17.1 Update

Peter R Barrett, P.E.

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What is CivilFEM?

CivilFEM is an integrated Pre- , Solu - and Post-processor add-on to

traditional ANSYS developed by ANSYS’s Spain partner INGECIBER

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INGECIBER- CivilFEM Developer / ANSYS Partner

Ingeciber S.A. is a CAE company and ANSYS Partner with more

than 30 years of experience using and developing CAE Software

Ingeciber’s Quality Assurance System is ISO 9001 certified.

Ansys, Inc and Ingeciber, S.A. have a long standing OEM

Agreement and established a strategic alliance for FEA solutions

in the construction industry. Some worldwide Customers:

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CivilFEM Strengths

Internal Units Structure

— User can select from a series of consistent units

— User can define there own user units combination

Material properties

— Material properties are included for Steel, Concrete and Soil

— Linear and nonlinear materials are available

Code checking

— Full suite of code checking including US and International Codes

Entire suite of ANSYS capabilities including nonlinear analysis and dynamics

— One can use all ANSYS elements – even ones not used in code check

Industry Specific CivilFEM Modules

— Nonlinear Bridge Simulation

— Pre-stressed Concrete

— Geotechnical Applications including tunnelling

— Nuclear Applications

Scripting and Custom Programming without need to compile

— Integrates seamlessly with ANSYS (APDL)

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ANSYS Strengths

Nonlinear Stress Analysis— Contact

— Plasticity

— Creep

— Large Deflection – P-Delta Effects

— Element Birth and Death

Full Element Library (over 200)

— Beams, Pipes & Shells

— 2D and 3D Solids

— Springs, Contact, etc

Dynamic Analysis

— Response Spectrum

— Nonlinear Transient Dynamics

Thermal-Stress Analysis

— Indirect and direct coupled field simulations

Large Model Simulations

— Solvers, meshing, Postprocessing, Graphics

Scripting and Custom Programming without need to compile (APDL)

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People and Organizations

ANSYS, Inc.

— Developer of ANSYS family of products.

— Headquartered in Canonsburg, PA - USA (south

of Pittsburgh)

Ingeciber

— Developer of CivilFEM family of products.

— Headquartered in Madrid, Spain

— support@civilfem.com

CAE Associates:

— Sales and support network for ANSYS and

CivilFEM.

— Local expertise for CivilFEM for ANSYS

consulting and training.

— Contact Info for Support

• 203-758-2914

• support@caeai.com

• www.caeai.com

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CAE Associates

Engineering consulting firm.

Provides ANSYS hotline

support.

Engineering seminars

including customized on-site

classes tailored to your

specific needs.

WebEx interactive training

available in your office via

the Web.

Custom software

development.

Website: www.caeai.com

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CAE Associates - ANSYS Training Courses

Introduction to ANSYS - Workbench

Environment

ANSYS Workbench - DesignModeler

ANSYS Workbench - Simulation

Advanced Techniques using ANSYS

Workbench

CFD Introductory Short Course

Introduction to CFX

Introduction to ANSYS

FEA Best Practices

Heat Transfer

Dynamics

Advanced ANSYS

— Structural Nonlinearities

— Contact

— ANSYS Customization and

Programming (APDL)

Modeling Contact with ANSYS

ANSYS Customization and

Programming (APDL)

Random Vibrations

ANSYS/LS-Dyna (Explicit

Dynamics)

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CAE Associates Senior Technical Staff

Nicholas M. Veikos, Ph.D., President

Peter R. Barrett, M.S.C.E., P.E., Vice President

Michael Bak, Ph.D., Sr. Project Manager

Patrick Cunningham, M.S.M.E., Project Manager

Steven Hale, M.S.M.E., Project Manager

James Kosloski, M.S.M.E., Director Engineering

Adam Norman, M.S.M.E., Project Engineer

Jon Dudley, Ph.D., Project Manager

George Bauer, M.S.M.E., Project Manager

Eric Stamper, M.S.M.E., Project Manager

Michael Kuron, Ph.D., CFD Manager

Chris Mesibov, M.S.E.E. Sr. Project Manager

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CivilFEM V17.1 New Features

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QQFOyp5Oyw

CivilFEM has its own Product Launcher, independent from ANSYS.

— Original ANSYS.exe can be used from the ANSYS Product Launcher

— CivilFEM for ANSYS can be used from CivilFEM Product Launcher.

— New license system enables borrowable licenses

Updated code checking added including ACI, AISC and AASHTO.

New Design Capabilities

— Shell bending reinforcement by means of bar diameter and spacing.

— Shell cracking checking according to Eurocode 2(EN 1992-1-1:2004/AC:2008),

ACI 318-05 and ACI 318-14.

Recorded Update Webinar

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CivilFEM V17.1 Update

Recap of CivilFEM Strengths

— Preprocessor

— User Routines

• Creep for example

— Postprocessor

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CivilFEM V17.1 Update

New Videos available to view on YouTube – Update Seminar

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QQFOyp5Oyw

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CivilFEM V17.1 Update

New Features

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Starting CivilFEM

Use the Product Launcher

Launcher allows one to start CivilFEM with ANSYS

— Interactive vs. batch

— ANSYS License

— Specify Directory

— Jobname

— Input and output file names if running in batch

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CivilFEM V17.1 Update

New Features

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CivilFEM 17.1 - Shell Spacing and bars

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CivilFEM 17.1

High Confidence of a Low Probability of Failure

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CivilFEM 17.1

Using CivilFEM with WB

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CivilFEM 17.1

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Combining Workbench and

CivilFEM in Concrete Design

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CivilFEM 17.1 Convert WB models

Converting Models from WB

— Insert Commands to DS.DAT file

— No Need to Resolve!

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Example Slab

Demonstrate process of running CivilFEM concrete slab design from

model developed in Workbench

— Use Static Structural Analysis Template

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Example Slab

Build Slab in DesignModeler

— Create > Primitive > Box

— 32 in x 75 in x 40 in

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Example Slab

Concrete Material defined via Engineering Data

— Select Engineering Data Sources

— General Materials

— Concrete

— Un-Select Engineering Data Sources

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Example Slab

Open Mechanical and Assign Concrete Material to Slab

— Assign Material Concrete to Slab

— Verify via Display Style

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Example Slab

Define Mesh

— Dropped Mid-side Nodes

— Edge Sizing = 6 in on any edge to create 6 elements through the thickness

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Example Slab

Loads and Boundary Conditions

— Pressure Loading = 1000 psi

— Symmetry (Frictionless support) on two faces

— Fixed support in vertical direction on other two faces

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Example Slab

Named Selections of nodes on face and elements for Slab

— Body for Elements

— Face for Nodes

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Example Slab

Run Analysis and Postprocess using ANSYS Materials

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Example Slab

Run Analysis and Postprocess using ANSYS Materials

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Example Slab

Open Solver Directory

Edit the DS.DAT file to edit:

Remove the WB header info

in blue

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Example Slab

Edit the DS.DAT file to remove footer material in Blue:

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Example Slab

Add the following commands to the bottom of the file (WB_slab.dat):

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Example Slab

Start up CivilFEM Product via Launcher

Read in the edited ds.dat file via /input command

or via GUI using

— File > Read input from ..

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Example Slab

Results Processing

— Design Requirements for reinforcement in X direction (long direction):

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Example Slab

Results Processing

— Design Requirements for reinforcement in Y direction:

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Example Slab

Results Processing