Laminate Shell Composite Modeling in Femap

Laminate Shell Composite Modeling in Femap The steps performed in this video are:  Import a Femap Neutral File with geometry edits for meshing attributes already applied  Create layups for the model  Create properties for the layups  Mesh the geometry  Assign material directions to the mesh  Apply loads to the Panel  Analyze the Panel and review results Lets Import the Femap Neutral file. File-Import-Femap Neutral, Select the neutral file and click open. In Neutral file Read Options dialog box, click ok. The Femap model should appear as displayed on the screen. Lets create a new 2D orthotropic material using a prepeg fabric. Using the Model Info pane, right-click on the Material object and select new. In the Create Material dialog box, click the Type button and select Orthotropic (2D) in the Material Type dialog box. Click OK to confirm your selection. Click the Load button in the Define Material dialog box. Select the material, Carbon Epoxy Fabric in the Select from Library dialog box, then, click ok. Click OK to complete creating the material. Create a layup for the standard thickness of the fitting. Right-click on the Layups object in the Model Info pane and select New. In the Layup Editor dialog box, set the Title to Standard Layup. Select the Material, Carbon Epoxy Fabric. Set the Thickness to .5 and the Angle to 0. Click the New Ply button. For the next ply, Set the Angle to 45. Click the New Ply button. Continue creating another ply by setting the Angle to 0. To Duplicate plies 2 and 3. Select Ply 2 in the Layup Editor dialog box. While holding the Shift key, select Ply 3. Click the Duplicate button. To know more please visit http://www.panso.in or write a mail to [email protected] Credits - Girish Babu, Kush Bahuguna, Jerry Clifford Francis.