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Variable length of the boundary load
Posted 25 apr 2013, 12:35 GMT-4 Structural Mechanics Version 4.3a 4 Replies
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I have a simple 2D model, that is a cantilever beam. I would apply on this beam a boundary load, but the LENGTH of the boundary load should change over time (increasing or decreasing).
Just to be more clear, I have the length of the cantilever beam equal to 100 mm. At time t=0, the length upon which the boundary load should be =0 mm, and then it should increase with time increasing, for instance at t=40 the length it's 40 mm etc. Of course, the load per unit length remains constant.
I hope I've been clear
Thank you for any suggestions
Fabio
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you can define a Gaussian pulse (or a rect) in Model Definition Functions, and have that modulating it's central position with time, then check the normalisation and adapt it to give you a pressure or load on your boundary, with the desired time "t" dependence
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Ivar
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I think Fabio is looking for something simpler than that. Just writing an expression in the text field for the load like
load_intensity*(x<t*0.001)
With more careful unit handling, the same expression could be written as
load_intensity*(x<t*1[mm]/1[s])
If the problem is not truly dynamic, then the parametric solver should be used, and the parameter itself could be the load extension (including units). This would give
load_intensity*(x<my_parameter)
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Henrik
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True it depends if you read "Length" as "extent" or "position along the boundary",
and I tend to use as far as possible continuous functions, but indeed that can also be an overkill
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Ivar
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yes exactly what I needed! Thank you very much! I am simulating this simple example to try, step-by-step, dealing with modelling of a welding in Comsol (I am interested in residual stresses after the process). The boundary load that increases (the extension) over time represents the thermal stress due to the cooling of the joint. As I have also to introduce a thermal effect that "moves" along the joint (the torch), also the solution proposed by Ivar it's useful.
I don't know if I am approaching correctly or not with welding, and I have not found any Comsol tutorials on residual stress due to welding, so I should start from scratch...
Thank you if you have any other suggestion!
Fabio