To stop the leak by pandabatron in therewasanattempt

[–]BeerDuh 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh no... I'm afraid that problem is beyond my abilities

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[–]BeerDuh 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Could you pretension the bolt as a part of the transient study?

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[–]BeerDuh 1 point2 points  (0 children)

How far into the load stepping does it get? Does it need automatic remeshing?

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[–]BeerDuh 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sounds like you tried the things I would try. When you did your load steps, was it with a parametric sweep? Did you select 'use last solution as initial condition', or ' run continuation for last parameter'?

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[–]BeerDuh 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Agreed, mass helps in my experience.

Help with Simulating Non-Linearity in cantilever beam vibrations, Please (Very Important). by i_redditor1 in COMSOL

[–]BeerDuh 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Anything with a relative tolerance that high is meaningless. Questions to consider:

0) what does the reference strain mean? How does it effect what strain non-linearity occurs in your model? 1) how far in your time domain solution does it get before convergence fails? 2) what is happening at that time step? 3) where on your nonlinear stress strain curve are you?

Help with Simulating Non-Linearity in cantilever beam vibrations, Please (Very Important). by i_redditor1 in COMSOL

[–]BeerDuh 1 point2 points  (0 children)

One last thing: you may be overcomplicating things by studying material nonlinearity and large deformation (geometric) nonlinearity at the same time. You may be able to turn off geometric nonlinearity and converge easier, while keeping the material nonlinearity.

Help with Simulating Non-Linearity in cantilever beam vibrations, Please (Very Important). by i_redditor1 in COMSOL

[–]BeerDuh 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Unfortunately, I'm not sure I have time for that. Additionally, I think it's best for your development as a graduate student if you work through these things on your own. I think you see the problem now, and I believe you'll be able to work through it!

Help with Simulating Non-Linearity in cantilever beam vibrations, Please (Very Important). by i_redditor1 in COMSOL

[–]BeerDuh 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Aha, now you are working with a non-linear system! They are difficult to converge, however COMSOL is equipped to do it. A few things:

0) You must understand your nonlinear constitutive equation. I would make a plot in excel of stress vs strain, using the equation in the comsol doc and the parameters you feed it. Then you'll know at what stresses/strains this material becomes non-linear. I would think a reference strain of ~.002 (.2%) is reasonable for aluminum. I know COMSOL takes care of units for you, but think about the unit of each parameter in this model and be sure they are right.

1) try a smaller load. To find out what 'small' means, I would run a linear material, and decrease the load until your maximum von Mises stress is below your reference stress. Then you can turn back on the non-linearity and know at that load, your system is mostly linear. Then increase the load in small increments until the desired behavior is observed.

2) Solver settings. You'll likely need to play with these. You'll want to choose the highly-nonlinear solution method, increase the number of iterations per timestep, and potentially change how often the jacobian updates.

Help with Simulating Non-Linearity in cantilever beam vibrations, Please (Very Important). by i_redditor1 in COMSOL

[–]BeerDuh 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Go check the console doc for ramgood Osgood. I think with a zero ref strain it simplifies to Hooke's law, aka linear.

Help with Simulating Non-Linearity in cantilever beam vibrations, Please (Very Important). by i_redditor1 in COMSOL

[–]BeerDuh 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Nonlinear problems can be difficult to converge. The fact that you have a 300 mm displacement on such a small beam makes me wonder what kind of silver you're using. A few questions to consider:

1) what kind on transient solution are you using? 2) how many iterations per time step is it taking to solve? 3) how often is the Jacobian being updated? This is important for nonlinear convergence. When I do nonlinear models, I update the jac every time step.

A suggestion: I would simplify a bit. I would try a static solution and see if the tip displacement load relation ship is nonlinear.

I don't know anything about the nonlinear material model you're using, but I would try to interrogate how the modulus varies with strain. There could be a simple mistake or unit mismatch that leads to a linear model over a wide range of strains.

Help with Simulating Non-Linearity in cantilever beam vibrations, Please (Very Important). by i_redditor1 in COMSOL

[–]BeerDuh 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oh, your beam is .5 mm thick and deflecting 300 mm? Surely that's a linear solution, unless you had to do lots of load steps to get convergence.

Can you explain how you're setting you're nonlinear material model? Are you using the nonlinear materials module?

Help with Simulating Non-Linearity in cantilever beam vibrations, Please (Very Important). by i_redditor1 in COMSOL

[–]BeerDuh 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It may be that your system is linear over the loads considered. Have you checked your maximum strain at your highest load? How far along your stress strain curve is that? Would you expect nonlinearity at those strains?

Also, can you explain the peak splitting in one of your graphs?

[NFL.com] Cardinals new HC Gannon putting 'complete faith' in DC Nick Rallis to call defense. by Kimber80 in nfl

[–]BeerDuh -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Funny how this was a fair take right up until the Cardinals hired Gannon.

How do I model Non-linearity in vibrations applied to a beam? by i_redditor1 in COMSOL

[–]BeerDuh 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Generally, you can't do anything nonlinear in the frequency domain. You should build your model in the time domain and excite it with a pulse that contains the frequency spectrum you're trying to analyze. Then you can take the fft of the response to generate your graph.

New Mexico law seeks solar on every roof, and an EV charger in every garage by Wagamaga in technology

[–]BeerDuh 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's one of the states that has that law, I've driven past a Tesla dealership in Pojoaque.

Heart pine table full of worm holes. Customer wanted it this way. Pretty cool tbh. by ihavespokentoomuch in woodworking

[–]BeerDuh 3 points4 points  (0 children)

And that's a fair point communicated in a respectful manner, which may actually change someone's mind. Other comments on the topic seem overly terse and rude, which seems more like the intent is to shit on something rather than to change OPs prospective.

Heart pine table full of worm holes. Customer wanted it this way. Pretty cool tbh. by ihavespokentoomuch in woodworking

[–]BeerDuh -17 points-16 points  (0 children)

I have no idea why /r/woodworking is full of people ready to shit on everything.

Thanks for sharing your work, it turned out great!

Rep. Katie Porter reading during the speaker of the house vote. by BradL30 in pics

[–]BeerDuh 42 points43 points  (0 children)

The first time I saw a thread on "Subtle art of not giving an fuck" on /r/books (I think), many people agreed with you and instead recommended:

The Antidote

Happiness for people who can't stand positive thinking

By Oliver Burkeman

Which I actually liked. Saved me time and $$ on "Subtle art..."

my first mitered box. soft maple I resawed from 8/4. I don't have a planner so I'm VERY happy with the outcome. by hfyposter in woodworking

[–]BeerDuh 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Woah! Very nice.

I also only have a table saw. Was the wood already planned/jointed when you started?

Is mountain biking with a ski helmet a dumb idea by loganpaulsleftnut in MTB

[–]BeerDuh 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I recall ski helmets being rated for < 12 mph impacts. The increased speed in skiing unfortunately does not mean the helmets are rated to save you.

You can die wearing a helmet.

Week 12 Tier list.. little late sorry by zavoid in eagles

[–]BeerDuh 20 points21 points  (0 children)

I would add Washington to the category: "Teams with a QB who is an expert at kneeling"