FinEtools used for
- Simulations of large-displacement response of three-dimensional flexible-beam structures. Linear static analysis, modal analysis, linear buckling analysis. Nonlinear statics and dynamics;
- Simulations of shell structures. Linear static analysis, modal analysis, explicit dynamic analysis. Shells can be homogeneous or layered (laminated, composite).
- Only elastic structures can be modeled.
- Only simple solid or closed thin-walled beam cross sections are implemented. Open thin-walled beams cannot be simulated at this point since the warping of the section is not enabled.
- Shell reference surface offset not yet tested.
- Neither general beams nor shells can be attached with an offset (eccentricity). There is a linear beam model that can be used with eccentricities (offsets of the attachment points relative to the nodes).
- 05/27/2024: Fix documentation of test module.
- 02/25/2024: Update for FinEtools 8.
There are a number of tutorials explaining the use of this package. Check out the index. The are tutorials themselves can be executed as follows:
- Download the package or clone it.
git clone https://github.com/PetrKryslUCSD/FinEtoolsFlexStructures.jl.git
- Change into the
tutorialsfolder:cd .\FinEtoolsFlexStructures.jl\tutorials. - Start Julia:
julia. - Activate the environment:
using Pkg; Pkg.activate("."); Pkg.instantiate();
- Execute the desired tutorial. Here we arbitrarily pick one:
include("circle_modal_tut.jl")
When running a tutorial with graphical plotting in VSCode, make sure to turn off (uncheck) "Julia: Use Plot Pane" in the Preferences. Otherwise the animations will not work.
Charts and such are plotted with Gnuplot. Please make sure you have that installed in such a place that Julia REPL can find it.
Let us assume that the working directory is "FinEtoolsFlexStructures.jl", perhaps
as a result of cloning the repository.
The project needed for running examples can be activated and initialized by
using Pkg; Pkg.activate("./examples"); Pkg.instantiate();
There are a number of examples, which may be executed as described in the
conceptual guide to [FinEtools]
(https://github.com/PetrKryslUCSD/FinEtools.jl). As an example:
julia> include(".\\examples\\shells\\dynamics\\dcbs_vibration_examples.jl")
WARNING: replacing module dbcs_vibration_examples.
[ Info: All examples may be executed with
using .Main.dbcs_vibration_examples; Main.dbcs_vibration_examples.allrun()
julia> using .Main.dbcs_vibration_examples; Main.dbcs_vibration_examples.allrun()
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# test_convergence
[ Info: FV12 free vibration, formulation=FinEtoolsFlexStructures.FEMMShellT3FFModule
[ Info: Mesh: 1 elements per side
count(fens) = 143
fs = [21.613635088738015, 29.23401281588026, 30.925491823018966, 34.36778956332975]
[ Info: Mesh: 2 elements per side
count(fens) = 567
fs = [20.569847475978634, 26.277349178877216, 30.027181006351178, 30.68607366768112]
[ Info: Mesh: 3 elements per side
count(fens) = 2255
fs = [20.350441226155656, 25.67267626791537, 29.124064583761363, 30.620439988286456]
[ Info: Mesh: 4 elements per side
count(fens) = 8991
fs = [20.301524870325565, 25.533290848730623, 28.914284995255777, 30.620822302876647]
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There is usually some indication of what the correct answer should be in the document string of the module: refer to the Julia file defining the examples.
This is possible with PlotlyJS.jl with the package VisualStructures.
Static plots or animation of deformation during a static or dynamic simulation can be done.
Export to Paraview is also available. Static pictures and time collections (useful for animations) are supported this way.
- Paper on explicit dynamics accepted for publication in the International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering. Draft is available in PDF.
- Paper describing the robust triangular flat-facet shell element has been accepted for publication in the International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering. Draft is available in PDF.
- 12/30/2023: Update for Julia 1.10.
- 12/21/2023: Tutorials merged back into the package tree.
- 09/26/2023: Multiple examples revised. Numerous documentation improvements.
- 08/14/2023: Updated for Julia 1.9.2. Revised nomenclature of layup transformation matrices.
- 07/13/2023: Updated for Julia 1.9 and FinEtools 7.
- 05/26/2022: Paper on explicit dynamics accepted for publication in the International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering. Draft is available in PDF.
- 05/07/2022: Upgraded to Julia 1.7.2.
- 02/13/2022: Paper describing the robust triangular flat-facet shell element has been accepted for publication in the International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering. Draft is available in PDF.
- 01/29/2022: Explicit dynamics with CSR sparse matrix parallel multiplication.
- 12/31/2021: Implemented model for layered (laminated, composite) plates and shells.
- 12/20/2021: Reorganized examples into a project.
- 12/14/2021: The shell element T3FF fully tested, and described in a paper (submitted).
- 08/18/2021: Implemented linear statics and dynamics of shells using the DSG triangle with various improvements. Robust and accurate element.
- 05/23/2021: Updated for Julia 1.6.
- 08/23/2020: Added a separate tutorial package, FinEtoolsFlexStructuresTutorials.jl).
- 08/16/2020: Described the tutorials.
- 07/27/2020: Added documentation.
- 02/25/2020: Beams: Nonlinear static analysis implemented.
- 02/20/2020: Beams: Nonlinear transient dynamic analysis implemented.
- 02/16/2020: Beams: Buckling analysis implemented.